国こく字じ

noun

national script; official writing system

Refers to a country's officially recognized writing system or script. Often used in historical or comparative contexts.

• 漢かん字じは中ちゅう国ごくの国こく字じの一ひとつです。

  Kanji is one of China's national scripts.

noun

kana; Japanese syllabary

In Japanese contexts, 国字 can specifically mean kana (hiragana and katakana), the syllabic scripts developed in Japan, as opposed to kanji.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいには国こく字じである仮か名なが広ひろく使つかわれるようになった。

  During the Heian period, kana, the Japanese syllabary, came to be widely used.

noun

Japanese-made kanji; kokuji

The most common modern meaning: kanji characters created in Japan following Chinese character formation principles, such as 峠 (tōge) or 働 (hataraku).

• 「峠とうげ」や「畑はたけ」は日本にほんで作つくられた国こく字じです。

  Characters like 峠 and 畑 are kokuji, kanji created in Japan.