Word Meaning 外字

がいじ gaiji

外字 is read as がいじ (gaiji) and means kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō lists.

Meaning

English

  1. kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō lists
  2. foreign letters (esp. of a Western language)
  3. foreign writing
  4. external character
  5. user-defined character
  6. character not included in the JIS character set

Reading

Kana

がいじ

Romaji

gaiji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 邦字 Rank 103435 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

表外字

ひょうがいじ

non-jōyō kanji

外界

がいかい

outside world

外野手

がいやしゅ

outfielder

外野

がいや

outfield

外洋

がいよう

open sea

外注

がいちゅう

outsourcing

外用

がいよう

external use

文字

もじ

writing

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

名字

みょうじ

surname

赤字

あかじ

corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

黒字

くろじ

black letter