kanji

Summary

kanji is a natural writing system^[1]. kanji ranks in the top 5% of natural_writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,535 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• kanji's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[3].
• kanji's instance of is recorded as logographic writing system^[4].
• kanji's based on is recorded as Chinese characters^[5].
• kanji is a type of demotic Chinese characters^[6].
• kanji is a type of logographic writing system^[7].
• kanji is part of CJK^[8].
• kanji is part of Japanese writing system^[9].
• kanji's Commons category is recorded as Kanji^[10].
• kanji's language of work or name is recorded as Old Japanese^[11].
• kanji's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese^[12].
• kanji's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[13].
• kanji comprises kokuji^[14].
• kanji comprises ryakuji^[15].
• kanji began on 500^[16].
• kanji's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kanji^[17].
• kanji's Commons gallery is recorded as Kanji^[18].
• kanji's script directionality is recorded as vertical right-to-left^[19].
• kanji's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right^[20].
• kanji's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://japanese.stackexchange.com/tags/kanji^[21].
• kanji's different from is recorded as Hanja^[22].
• kanji's different from is recorded as chữ Hán^[23].
• kanji's history of topic is recorded as history of kanji^[24].
• kanji's has list is recorded as list of kanji by concept^[25].
• kanji's has list is recorded as list of kanji by stroke count^[26].
• kanji's has part is recorded as kanji character^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural writing system^[3] and logographic writing system^[4]. Recorded subclass of include demotic Chinese characters^[6] and logographic writing system^[7].

Use and Application

Components include kokuji^[14] and ryakuji^[15]. Part of include CJK^[8], a group^[28] and Japanese writing system^[9], a writing system^[29], founded in 0400^[30].

Why It Matters

kanji ranks in the top 5% of natural_writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,535 views/month).^[2] kanji has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] kanji is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]