外字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	字
がい Grade: 2	じ Grade: 1
kan'on	goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) がいじ [gàíjí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡa̠iʑi]

Noun

外(がい)字(じ) • (gaiji) ^{←ぐわいじ (gwaizi)^?}

A character not included in a standard set of characters, such as JIS or Unicode. Often found in names of Japanese people and places.
foreign character
Antonym: 邦字 (hōji)

Derived terms

外(がい)字(じ)新(しん)聞(ぶん) (gaiji shinbun)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
外	字

Noun

外字 • (oeja) (hangeul 외자)

hanja form^? of 외자