noun
national script issues; issues concerning a country's writing system
Refers to political, educational, or cultural debates about a nation's script, such as kanji standardization, simplification, or script reform. In Japanese contexts, it often points to historical or ongoing discussions about kanji usage, kana, and romanization.
戦後、国字問題として漢字制限が議論された。
After the war, kanji limitation was debated as a national script issue.
国字問題は、日本語教育の現場でも重要なテーマだ。
National script issues are also an important theme in Japanese language education.