字じ種しゅ

noun

character class

Technical term used in character encoding, typography, and linguistics to refer to a distinct kanji character and its variant written forms (e.g., traditional vs. simplified, or different glyphs).

• Unicodeでは、同おなじ字じ種しゅに属ぞくする異い体たい字じが複ふく数すう収しゅう録ろくされている。

  In Unicode, multiple variant forms belonging to the same character class are included.

• このフォントは字じ種しゅが豊ほう富ふで、旧きゅう字じ体たいも表ひょう示じできる。

  This font has a rich set of character classes and can also display old character forms.