唐から文も字じMeanings1nounChinese characters; kanjiOld-fashioned term for Chinese characters, used in contrast with 大和文字 (yamato-moji, 'Japanese characters', i.e., kana). Rare in modern Japanese; 漢字 is the usual word.See also: 大和文字昔むかしは漢かん字じのことを唐から文も字じと呼よんだ。Long ago, Chinese characters were called 唐文字.
