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jōyō kanji

jōyō kanji noun: any of the kanji in a list of common kanji prepared by the Japanese government.

Noun

jōyō kanji (plural jōyō kanji)

  1. Any of the kanji in a list of common kanji prepared by the Japanese government.

Forms of jōyō kanji

pluraljōyō kanji

Origin of jōyō kanji

Borrowed from Japanese 常用漢字 (jōyō kanji).

Questions about jōyō kanji

What does jōyō kanji mean?
Jōyō kanji means any of the kanji in a list of common kanji prepared by the Japanese government.
What part of speech is jōyō kanji?
Jōyō kanji is a noun.
What is the plural of jōyō kanji?
The plural of jōyō kanji is jōyō kanji.

Words near jōyō kanji in the dictionary

  1. Jōetsu
  2. Jōnan
  3. jōs
  4. Jōsō
  5. Jōyō
  6. jōyō kanji
  7. jūdō
  8. jūdōgi
  9. jūdōka
  10. jūdōkas
  11. jūjutsu

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