常用漢字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
常	用	漢	字
じょう Grade: 5	よう Grade: 2	かん Grade: 3	じ Grade: 1
goon	kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
常用漢字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 常用 (jōyō, “general use”) +‎ 漢字 (kanji, “Chinese character”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょーよーか​んじ [jòóyóó káꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːjo̞ː kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

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Noun

常(じょう)用(よう)漢(かん)字(じ) • (jōyō kanji) ^{←じやうようかんじ (zyauyoukanzi)?}

1. kanji approved for regular use by the 文部科学省 (Monbu-kagaku-shō, “Japanese Ministry of Education”)