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shinjitai

shinjitai noun: the simplified form of Japanese kanji used after 1947.

Noun

shinjitai (plural shinjitai)

  1. The simplified form of Japanese kanji used after 1947.
    • However, when a traditional “correct” radical has been obscured by the postwar adoption of a simplified form (shinjitai), that radical is simply ignored.1992, The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, volume 26, issue 1, page 47

shinjitai meaning in Malay and Vietnamese

shinjitai in Malay

simplified form of Japanese kanji
kanji mudah

shinjitai in Vietnamese

simplified form of Japanese kanji
tân tự thể

Forms of shinjitai

pluralshinjitai

Origin of shinjitai

Transliteration from Japanese 新(しん)字(じ)体(たい) (shinjitai).

Words formed from shinjitai

Questions about shinjitai

What does shinjitai mean?
Shinjitai means the simplified form of Japanese kanji used after 1947.
What is shinjitai in Malay?
Shinjitai in Malay is kanji mudah. See Shinjitai meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is shinjitai?
Shinjitai is a noun.
What is the plural of shinjitai?
The plural of shinjitai is shinjitai.

Words near shinjitai in the dictionary

  1. Shiniqua
  2. shinisaur
  3. shinisaurid
  4. shinisaurids
  5. shinisaurs
  6. shinjitai
  7. shinju
  8. Shinjuku
  9. Shinjō
  10. shink
  11. Shinkali

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