kanji (writing sysetm)

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Scope note
The corpus of borrowed and adapted Chinese ideographs which forms the principal part of the Japanese writing system. The Japanese affixes for verb tenses, prepositions, and other grammatical markers, which do not exist in Chinese, are indicated by hiragana symbols written beside the kanji. The pronunciation of kanji symbols may be indicated as well by hiragana signs.
kanji
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024