外がい字じ

noun

external character; user-defined character; non-JIS character

Computing term for a character not included in a standard character set, especially the JIS set; often created by users or vendors.

• このフォントには外がい字じが多た数すう含ふくまれている。

  This font contains many external characters.

• 外がい字じを作さく成せいして文ぶん書しょに埋うめ込こむ。

  Create a user-defined character and embed it in the document.

noun

non-standard kanji; kanji outside the jōyō and jinmeiyō lists

Refers to kanji not included in the official jōyō (common use) or jinmeiyō (name) lists; often used in names or older texts.

See also: 常用漢字 · 人名用漢字

• 彼かれの名な前まえには外がい字じが使つかわれている。

  His name uses a kanji outside the standard lists.

• 外がい字じは常じょう用よう漢かん字じ表ひょうに含ふくまれない。

  Non-standard kanji are not included in the jōyō kanji list.

noun

foreign letters; foreign writing

Broadly refers to letters or characters from non-Japanese writing systems, especially Western alphabets.

• 住じゅう所しょに外がい字じが含ふくまれていると登とう録ろくできないことがある。

  If the address contains foreign letters, registration may not be possible.

• 外がい字じを日本にほん語ごの文ぶん章しょう中ちゅうで使つかう場ば合あいは注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Care is needed when using foreign characters in Japanese text.