人名用漢字

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
めい
Grade: 1
よう
Grade: 2
かん
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
kan’on on’yomi goon
Alternative spelling
人名用漢字 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology[edit]

From 人名(じんめい) (jinmei, name of a person) + (よう) (-yō, for its use) + 漢字(かんじ) (kanji, kanji).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) んめーよーかんじ [jìńmééyóó káꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [7])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩmːe̞ːjo̞ː kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun[edit]

(じん)(めい)(よう)(かん)() (jinmei-yō kanji

  1. kanji approved for use in names registered in the 戸籍(こせき) (koseki, family register)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN