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shinjitai

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The simplified form of Japanese kanji used after 1947.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Transliteration from Japanese 新(しん)字(じ)体(たい) (shinjitai).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 新字體 /新字体 (san1 zi6 tai2) — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新字體 /新字体 (xīnzìtǐ) — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日本新字體 /日本新字体 (Rìběn xīnzìtǐ) — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Estonian: lihtsustatud kanji — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Finnish: yksinkertaistettu kanji — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • French: shinjitai — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Japanese: 新字体 — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Korean: 신자체 (sinjache) — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Malay: kanji mudah — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Polish: shinjitai — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Russian: синдзита́й (sindzitáj) — simplified form of Japanese kanji
  • Vietnamese: tân tự thể — simplified form of Japanese kanji