虚きょ字じ

noun

kanji representing verb or adjective

A technical term in kanji studies referring to a kanji character that represents a verb or adjective, as opposed to a noun. Rare outside specialized contexts.

• 漢かん字じの分ぶん類るいで、動どう詞しや形けい容よう詞しを表あらわすものを虚きょ字じと呼よぶことがある。

  In the classification of kanji, those that represent verbs or adjectives are sometimes called 虚字.