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Cover of the 1903 Sanseidō Kanwa Daijiten kanji dictionary

Kanji

Kanji are Chinese-derived characters adapted to write Japanese words and morphemes through context-dependent meanings, readings, and combinations.

Kanji characters with small hiragana readings placed above them

Japanese Writing System

The Japanese writing system combines kanji, hiragana, katakana, and supporting symbols in a historically layered mixed-script orthography.