letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
(one) letter; (one) character
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
omitted character; omitted letter
character style; character form
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
English letter; alphabetic character
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
number of characters; number of letters
figure eight; figure of eight
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
meaning of a word; meaning of the kanji (that make up a word)
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
alphanumeric character; letters (of the English alphabet) and numbers
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
number of characters per line, page, etc.
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
small type or handwriting
small type or handwriting
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
first letter; first letters; initial
Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; dictionary
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary
variant character; variant form of a character (esp. kanji)
characters that are difficult to read; poor handwriting
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
external character; user-defined character; kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō lists; foreign letters (esp. of a Western language); foreign writing
pen writing; character written with a pen
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
character written in a cursive style
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
number of characters per line, page, etc.
first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
single letter; single character
to make a typo; to type the wrong character
correctly written character; kanji used with its original meaning; traditional kanji; unsimplified kanji; official in charge of proofreading characters in books (in China)
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
Japanese character (i.e. kana, kanji)
the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?"
simplified Chinese character
waka, haiku, etc. with insufficient syllables
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners
carving characters; carved characters
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
text storyboard (in anime, TV production, etc.); written storyboard
character spacing; space between letters or characters
omission of a character; omitted character; blank type; insertion of blank spaces before and after the names of dignitaries (as a sign of respect)
informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana); kana; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
the Japanese reading of a kanji
characters used by Western civilization (esp. the Latin alphabet)
raised type (to assist visually impaired readers); embossed lettering
syllabary; phonetic symbol
list of 1,022 non-jōyō kanji commonly used in print
designing a font; creating a new character not currently available
zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
writing style used to write the rankings
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); repetition sign; ditto mark
character written in a cursive style
kimariji (comp. karuta); beginning characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
kanji meaning interpretation
different character; other character; variant character; different written form of a character
European letters; Latin script
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc.
incorrectly written character; kanji written with the wrong strokes; wrongly used kanji
incorrectly written character; kanji written with the wrong strokes; wrongly used kanji
large character; alternative kanji used for numbers (esp. in financial contexts)
great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
lake shaped like the kanji "heart" character (traditional Japanese gardens)
different letter; different character; different spelling
kanji left unpronounced when reading kanbun in Japanese; characters representing adverbs, conjunctions, etc. used in a letter
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
call sign (esp. maritime); distinctive letters
character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternative written forms)
origin of a character; composition of a Chinese character; Chinese character from which a kana character is derived
kanji representing verb or adjective
characters that are difficult to read; poor handwriting
native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana); kana; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
kanji used for sound equivalence
cursive handwriting; connected characters; running characters
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); repetition sign; ditto mark
character writing direction
superscript diacritics; diacritical marks above letters
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
Jitsū (kanji dictionary published by Heibonsha)
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
conversion; converted character
kanji character with a concrete meaning
non-jōyō kanji; kanji not included in the common-use kanji list
kanji composed entirely of duplicate radicals
made-up kanji; Chinese character of one's own creation; arranging a group of things or people to form a character; (arch.) kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); (arch.) Japanese-made kanji
small characters; small letters; childhood name
furigana where kana is associated with each character of a compound
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
auspicious characters (used in people or place names)
kanji character commonly used at the end of given names
entry kanji in a kanji dictionary
simplified Chinese character
substitute kanji; kanji used in place of another with the same meaning
auxiliary character (in kanbun)
substitute kanji; kanji used in place of another with the same meaning
Chinese four-character phrase or idiomatic expression
The Thousand Character Classic
individual character; individual letter; one character; one letter
difficult character; complicated kanji
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
character advance; character pitch
decisive character (Chinese poetry)
original kanji form; base kanji form
character of questionable form
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
comic font; rounded handwriting
style of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines, often used in seals, crests, etc.; printed style (of writing Chinese characters; as opposed to cursive style); kanji (as opposed to kana)
simplification of a kanji
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character)
oblique letter; slanting character
star duckweed (Lemna trisulca); ivy duckweed