解字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
解 字
かい
Grade: 5 		じ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

By surface analysis, 解 (kai, “explain, explanation”) +‎ 字 (ji, “character”). See also Shuowen Jiezi (Chinese 説文解字 / 说文解字). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Middle Chinese, or from the title 説文解字?”)

Pronunciation

Noun

解(かい)字(じ) • (kaiji) 

  1. explanation of the etymology of a (Chinese) character

References

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