character; letter; written text
Refers to a single written character, especially a kanji, or to written text in general. Often used when talking about the shape, meaning, or reading of a character.
この字は何と読みますか。
How do you read this character?
彼は字がきれいだ。
His handwriting is neat.
Focuses on the quality or style of someone's handwriting. Common in phrases like 字が上手 or 字が汚い.
もっと字を丁寧に書いてください。
Please write more neatly.
the ... word
Used in the pattern 〜の字 to refer euphemistically to a word, often one considered embarrassing or taboo, such as 'love' or 'money'. The cross-reference ほの字 is a classic example.
See also: ほの字
「ほの字」は「好き」という意味の古い言い回しだ。
ほの字 is an old expression meaning 'like' or 'love'.
How do you read the character '愛'?
His handwriting is messy and hard to read.
As a child, I practiced writing kanji characters every day.
She has very neat handwriting.
subtitles; captions
deficit; in the red · red writing; red letter · red corrections; red ink corrections
misprint; typo; erroneous character
surname; family name; last name
in the black; surplus · black letter
first letter; initial letter; capital initial · initials; initial letters of a name
printing type; movable type · printed word; print
straight line; beeline
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet · romaji; romanized Japanese
cross; cross shape · sign of the cross
boldface; bold type; thick characters
English letter; alphabetic character
omitted character; missing letter
printing (text or symbols); typing · printed character; typed character · character carved onto a seal
Braille
form of a character; character style; glyph form · typeface; font; lettering style
appearance of written words; visual impression of text · literal meaning; superficial meaning · typeface; face of type
penmanship; calligraphy
crossroads; intersection
number of characters; character count
ateji; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character · kanji used for meaning irrespective of reading
character shape; character form; glyph style
alphanumeric characters; letters and numbers
literacy
cross; cruciform
censorship symbol; placeholder character · turn (in typesetting); upside-down character
binding hand and foot; trussing up · tied down; shackled; restricted