kokuji

English

Etymology

Japanese 国字 (こくじ kokuji), from Middle Chinese 國 (kwok "kingdom", "nation") + 字 (dzì "[written] character").

Noun

kokuji (plural kokuji)

Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.

Usage notes

Some kokuji have since been used in Chinese languages; see Category:Japanese-coined CJKV characters used outside Japanese.
Some kokkun (characters borrowed from Chinese, but given different meanings in Japanese) are often mislabeled as kokuji.
Japanese simplifications are instead referred to as 新字体 (しんじたい, shinjitai, “new character forms”).

Translations

kanji characters invented in Japan

Chinese:
Mandarin: (no exact term exists) 日本漢字, 日本汉字 (Rìběn hànzì), 日文漢字, 日文汉字 (Rìwén hànzì)
French: kokuji (fr) m

Japanese: 国字 (ja) (こくじ, kokuji)
Korean: 일문한자 (ilmun hanja) (日文漢字)
Russian: кокудзи́ m (kokudzí)

See also

Category:Japanese-coined CJKV characters
hanja
hanzi
kanji
新字体 (しんじたい, shinjitai, “new character forms”).

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