JLPT N4 · Noun

字 (ji)

字 (じ, ji) is a Japanese noun meaning “character (esp. kanji); letter”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じ
Romaji: ji
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

character (esp. kanji); letter; written text · noun
handwriting; penmanship · noun
the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love") · noun · as 〜の字

Example sentences

君は字がうまいね。

You write very neatly, don't you?

Tatoeba #177217

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 字

字

character, letter, wordジ・あざ・あざな · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 字.

漢字かんじkanji字引じびきdictionary数字すうじnumeral文字もじletter (of an alphabet)文字もんじletter (of an alphabet)字体じたいform of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional)活字かつじ(piece of) type習字しゅうじpenmanship名字みょうじsurnameローマ字ローマじLatin alphabet英字えいじEnglish letter黒字くろじ(being in) the black赤字あかじ(being in) the red十字路じゅうじろcrossroads

Source: JMdict entry 1315130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.