人名用漢字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人	名	用	漢	字
じん Grade: 1	めい Grade: 1	よう Grade: 2	かん Grade: 3	じ Grade: 1
kan'on			on'yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

人(じん)名(めい)用(よう)漢(かん)字(じ) • (jinmei-yō kanji)

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

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN