和字(わじ)

わじ
noun
Japanese-made characters (kokuji); (more broadly) Japanese writing, kana
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1. Japanese-made kanji; kokuji
Kanji characters that were created in Japan rather than imported from China. Also called 国字(こくじ) (kokuji). Examples include 峠(とうげ) (mountain pass), 畑(はたけ) (field), and 込(こ) (to include).
「峠(とうげ)」は代表的(だいひょうてき)な和字(わじ)のひとつだ。
The character 峠 (mountain pass) is one of the representative Japanese-made kanji.
和字(わじ)は日本(にほん)の風土(ふうど)や文化(ぶんか)を反映(はんえい)して作(つく)られた。
Japanese-made characters were created to reflect Japan's natural environment and culture.
和字(わじ)の中(なか)には、中国(ちゅうごく)では使(つか)われない漢字(かんじ)が多(おお)く含(ふく)まれている。
Among Japanese-made characters, there are many kanji that are not used in China.
2. Japanese writing; kana characters
In a broader sense, refers to Japanese writing systems (hiragana and katakana) as distinguished from Chinese characters (漢字(かんじ)).
平安時代(へいあんじだい)に和字(わじ)として仮名(かな)が発達(はったつ)した。
Kana developed as Japanese writing during the Heian period.
和字(わじ)と漢字(かんじ)を組(く)み合(あ)わせた表記(ひょうき)は日本語(にほんご)の特徴(とくちょう)だ。
The combination of kana and kanji in writing is a characteristic feature of Japanese.
古文書(こもんじょ)には和字(わじ)と漢文(かんぶん)が混在(こんざい)している。
Old documents contain a mix of Japanese writing and classical Chinese text.

Composed of 和(わ) (Japan/Japanese) and 字(じ) (character/writing). The word has two main uses depending on context.

In sense 1 (Japanese-made kanji), well-known examples include:

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Compare: 国字(こくじ) (Japanese-made kanji)
Compare: 仮名(かな) (kana)
Compare: 漢字(かんじ) (kanji)
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Added 2026.5.4 23:17 · Revised 2026.9.15 10:10
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