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