字 Kanji – character
The Japanese kanji 字 can mean character, letter, word, section of village.
Meaning and Readings
How is 字 read?
字 has the onyomi reading ジ and the kunyomi readings あざ, あざな, -な.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ji, aza, azana, na.
Common Japanese Words Using 字
These common Japanese words contain 字. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ローマ字（ローマじ） — Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet
- 一字（いちじ） — (one) letter, (one) character
- 英字（えいじ） — English letter, alphabetic character
- 英数字（えいすうじ） — alphanumeric character, letters (of the English alphabet) and numbers
- 横文字（よこもじ） — horizontal script (esp. of a European language), European writing, Roman letters
- 絵文字（えもじ） — emoji
- 活字（かつじ） — printing type, movable type
- 漢字（かんじ） — kanji, Chinese character
- 誤字（ごじ） — misprint, misspelling, typo, typographical error, erratum
- 黒字（くろじ） — (being in) the black, surplus