略りゃく字じ

noun

abbreviated Chinese character; simplified character

Refers to a simplified or shorthand form of a kanji, such as 略字 for 機→机 or cursive abbreviations. Common in handwriting and informal contexts.

• 手て書がきのメモには略りゃく字じがよく使つかわれる。

  Abbreviated characters are often used in handwritten notes.

• 「機き」の略りゃく字じは「木き」へんに「几き」と書かくことがある。

  An abbreviated form of 機 is sometimes written with the 'tree' radical and 几.

noun

acronym; abbreviation

Used for shortened words or acronyms, similar to 略語. The cross-reference to 略語 suggests this is a less common synonym in this sense.

See also: 略語

• 「略りゃく字じ」は文も字じの省しょう略りゃくだけでなく、言こと葉ばの略りゃく称しょうを指さすこともある。

  略字 can refer not only to abbreviated characters but also to shortened words.