kyūjitai
English
Etymology
From Japanese 旧字体 (kyūjitai), from Middle Chinese 舊 (gjùw, “old”) + 字體 (dzì-tʰéj, “character style, calligraphic form”), from 字 (dzì, “[written] character”) + 體 (tʰéj, “form, body”).
Noun
kyūjitai (uncountable)
- The traditional form of Japanese kanji used before 1947.
Antonyms
Translations
traditional form of Japanese kanji
Japanese
Romanization
kyūjitai
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