kokuji

kanji characters of indigenous Japanese origin (especially in modern times)
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kokuji

Summary

kokuji ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,949 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • kokuji is a type of kanji character[2].
  • kokuji is a type of non-Chinese-origin CJKV ideograph[3].
  • kokuji is part of Japanese[4].
  • kokuji's Commons category is recorded as Kokuji[5].
  • kokuji's country of origin is recorded as Japan[6].
  • kokuji's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kokuji[7].
  • kokuji's native label is recorded as 和製漢字[8].
  • kokuji's native label is recorded as 国字[9].
  • kokuji's native label is recorded as 和字[10].
  • kokuji's native label is recorded as 倭字[11].
  • kokuji's native label is recorded as 皇朝造字[12].
  • kokuji's different from is recorded as gukja[13].
  • kokuji's different from is recorded as chữ Nôm[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include kanji character[2] and non-Chinese-origin CJKV ideograph[3].

Use and Application

kokuji is part of Japanese[4].

Why It Matters

kokuji ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,949 views/month).[1] kokuji has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] kokuji is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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  1. 11d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Japanese
    Topic's main category → Category:Kokuji
    Country of origin → Japan
    Country of origin → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Tasuki Kokuji.png"
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