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kokuji

kokuji noun: any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.

Noun

kokuji (plural kokuji)

  1. Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.

Forms of kokuji

pluralkokuji

Origin of kokuji

Borrowed from Japanese 国字(こくじ) (kokuji), from Middle Chinese 國 (kwok, “kingdom, nation”) + 字 (dzì, “[written] character”). Doublet of gukja.

Questions about kokuji

What does kokuji mean?
Kokuji means any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.
What part of speech is kokuji?
Kokuji is a noun.
What is the plural of kokuji?
The plural of kokuji is kokuji.

Words near kokuji in the dictionary

  1. koktaite
  2. Kokterak
  3. Kokterek
  4. koku
  5. kokugi
  6. kokuji
  7. kokum
  8. kokumi
  9. Kokurahaa
  10. kokus
  11. kokutai

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