字
Meanings
Noun
1. character (esp. kanji); letter; written text
2. handwriting; penmanship
3. the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love") (as 〜の字)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
じ
Used in vocabulary
当て字
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; ateji; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Noun
伏字
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
Noun
踊り字
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); repetition sign; ditto mark
Noun
Examples25
君
You write a very good hand.
私の
My mother has good handwriting.
彼女の
It is impossible to read her handwriting.
彼女
She writes an excellent hand.
彼女
She has very neat handwriting.
彼女
She writes much better now than she used to.