No. 2,688 in Japanese
漢字
"漢字" (Kanji) refers to Chinese characters used in the Japanese writing system.
In a sentence
漢字は日本語の文字体系の一部です。
Kanji is a part of the Japanese writing system.
In this sentence, the word '漢字' refers to the category of characters used in Japanese alongside other systems like hiragana and katakana.
彼は難しい漢字を毎日練習しています。
He practices difficult kanji every day.
Here, '漢字' is reflecting individual characters that may be complex and require practice to memorize and use.
この漢字の意味を教えてください。
Please tell me the meaning of this kanji.
In this context, '漢字' indicates a specific character that the speaker wants to learn about.
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