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[あざ()]
aza
noun, suffix

English Meaning(s) for 字

noun, suffix
  1. section of village

Definition and Synonyms for 字

Handwriting the activity of writing by hand
Synonyms: 墨付き, 墨痕, , , , 手書き, 手書き, 筆跡
Writing letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
Synonyms: 作文, 作文, 執筆, , , , 文書, 筆跡
Letter Of The Alphabet the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Synonyms: レター, アルファベット, , , , 字母, 文字, 英字

Meanings for each kanji in 字

» character; letter; word; section of village

Categories 字 is a member of

Writing the activity of putting something in written form
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Written Communication communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
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Graphic Symbol a written symbol that is used to represent speech
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 字

Sample Sentences for 字

One of the reasons Twitter is popular in Japan is a characteristic of Japanese itself: Japanese uses ideograms which enable it to convey more information in just 140 characters than other languages, not counting Chinese. Incidentally, the Japanese version of this sentence is written with exactly 140 characters. How many characters does it take in other languages?

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