旧字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旧 字
きゅう
Grade: 5 		じ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
舊字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 旧(きゅう) (kyū) + 字(じ) (ji).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きゅうじ [kyùújí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kʲɨːʑi]

Noun

旧(きゅう)字(じ) • (kyūji) ←きうじ (kiuzi)?

  1. "old characters": synonym of 旧字体 (kyūjitai)
    旧字(きゅうじ)旧仮名(きゅうかな)
    kyūji kyūkana
    old kanji and old kana (pre-war orthography)

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