Vocabulary

What does 常用漢字 (じょうようかんじ, jouyoukanji) mean?

常用漢字 (じょうようかんじ, jouyoukanji) means jōyō kanji; kanji for common use; list of 2,136 kanji designated for common use (introduced in 1981, revised in 2010).

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Readingじょうようかんじ
Romajijouyoukanji
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じょうようかんじ
jouyoukanji

jōyō kanji; kanji for common use; list of 2,136 kanji designated for common use (introduced in 1981, revised in 2010)

  1. 1noun jōyō kanji; kanji for common use; list of 2,136 kanji designated for common use (introduced in 1981, revised in 2010)

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