First Known Use: 1920
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kanji
noun, kan·ji often attributive \ˈkän-(ˌ)jē\
plural kanji
Definition of KANJI
: a Japanese system of writing that utilizes characters borrowed or adapted from Chinese writing; also : a single character in the kanji system — compare kana
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Origin of KANJI
Japanese
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