字

• 読み: じ
• ローマ字: ji
• 漢字の分解: 字 (ji/aza) — letter, character
• 発音: /dʑi/

意味

A letter; a character. Refers to any written symbol such as kanji, hiragana, or katakana.

Used broadly for written characters of any script. Common in compounds like 漢字 (kanji, Chinese characters), 文字 (moji, letter/character), and 数字 (suuji, numeral). Also describes a person's handwriting quality, as in 字がきれい (having neat handwriting).

例文

1. もう少し大きい字で書いてください。
2. この字は何と読みますか。
3. 彼女は字がとてもきれいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: writing, school, reading, handwriting

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Chinese 字 (zì). The kanji combines 宀 (roof) and 子 (child), suggesting characters nurtured and preserved under a roof — written knowledge passed down through generations.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal