Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kokuji

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: koku-ji
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 国字(こくじ) (kokuji), from Middle Chinese 國 (kwok, “kingdom, nation”) + 字 (dzì, “[written] character”). Doublet of gukja.

Word Breakdown

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Frequently Paired Words

hanja hanzi kanji 新字体

Questions

What does kokuji mean?: Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan.
Where does kokuji come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 国字(こくじ) (kokuji), from Middle Chinese 國 (kwok, “kingdom, nation”) + 字 (dzì, “[written] character”). Doublet of gukja.

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