別べつ字じ

noun

different character; different letter; different spelling

Refers to a written character or spelling that differs from another; used when comparing kanji, kana, or orthographic forms.

• この漢かん字じは別べつ字じだが、読よみ方かたは同おなじだ。

  This kanji is a different character, but the reading is the same.

• 「渡わた辺なべ」と「渡わた邉なべ」は別べつ字じとして扱あつかわれることがある。

  'Watanabe' written with 辺 and with 邉 are sometimes treated as different spellings.