外字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	字
がい Grade: 2	じ Grade: 1
kan’on	goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) がいじ [gàíjí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɡa̠iʑi]

Noun

外(がい)字(じ) • (gaiji) ^{←ぐわいじ (gwaizi)^?}

A character not included in a standard set of characters, such as JIS or Unicode. Often found in names of Japanese people and places.
foreign character
Antonym: 邦字 (hōji)

Derived terms

外(がい)字(じ)新(しん)聞(ぶん) (gaiji shinbun)

References

2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
外	字

Noun

外字 • (oeja) (hangeul 외자)

Hanja form^? of 외자.

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