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人名用漢字 (じんめいようかんじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人じん名めい用よう漢かん字じ

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Meanings

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noun

jinmeiyō kanji; kanji for personal names

Refers to the set of kanji officially permitted for use in Japanese given names, beyond the standard jōyō kanji list.

「颯はやて」は人じん名めい用よう漢かん字じに含ふくまれている。
"颯" is included in the jinmeiyō kanji.
子こ供どもの名な前まえに使つかえる漢かん字

じ

は

、

常じょう

用よう

漢かん

字じ

と

人じん

名めい

用よう

漢かん

字じ

に

限かぎ

ら

れる

。

Kanji that can be used for children's names are limited to jōyō kanji and jinmeiyō kanji.

Kanji

人person
名name, noted, distinguished
用utilize, business, service
漢Sino-, China
字character, letter, word

Similar words

常じょう用よう漢かん字じ
常用漢字 (jōyō kanji) are the general-use kanji for everyday writing, while 人名用漢字 are additional kanji allowed only for personal names.

Etymology

Compound of 人名 (jinmei, 'personal name') + 用 (yō, 'for use') + 漢字 (kanji, 'Chinese characters'). The term refers to the official list established by the Japanese government.