kanji

Summary

kanji is a natural writing system^[1]. kanji ranks in the top 5% of natural_writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• kanji's image is recorded as Kanji symbols.png^[3].
• kanji's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[4].
• kanji's instance of is recorded as logographic writing system^[5].
• kanji's based on is recorded as Chinese characters^[6].
• kanji's GND ID is recorded as 4135854-5^[7].
• kanji's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh94003737^[8].
• kanji's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11974966p^[9].
• kanji's subclass of is recorded as demotic Chinese characters^[10].
• kanji's subclass of is recorded as logographic writing system^[11].
• kanji's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00565007^[12].
• kanji's part of is recorded as CJK^[13].
• kanji's part of is recorded as Japanese writing system^[14].
• kanji's Commons category is recorded as Kanji^[15].
• kanji's language of work or name is recorded as Old Japanese^[16].
• kanji's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese^[17].
• kanji's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[18].
• kanji's has part is recorded as kokuji^[19].
• kanji's start time is recorded as +0500-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• kanji's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09ct1^[21].
• kanji's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph951043^[22].
• kanji's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kanji^[23].
• kanji's Commons gallery is recorded as Kanji^[24].
• kanji's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX4983354^[25].
• kanji's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 491941^[26].
• kanji's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000282968^[27].

Why It Matters

kanji ranks in the top 5% of natural_writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month).^[2] kanji has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] kanji is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]