漢字

• 読み: かんじ
• ローマ字: kanji
• 漢字の分解: 漢 (kan) — China, Han dynasty; 字 (ji/aza) — character, letter
• 発音: /kaɴ.dʑi/

意味

Kanji; Chinese character. The logographic characters adopted from Chinese and used in Japanese writing.

A noun combining 漢 (China/Han dynasty) and 字 (character). Japanese uses roughly 2,136 常用漢字 (jouyou kanji, common-use kanji) designated by the government. Each kanji typically has at least two readings: on'yomi (Chinese-derived) and kun'yomi (native Japanese). JLPT N5 requires knowledge of about 80 kanji.

例文

1. 漢字の勉強は大変です。
2. この漢字は何と読みますか。
3. 毎日新しい漢字を五つ覚えます。

使い方ガイド

場面: language learning, writing, education

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Literally 'Han characters,' referring to the writing system of the Han dynasty (漢) of China. Kanji were introduced to Japan around the 5th century via the Korean peninsula and Chinese texts.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal