拡かく張ちょう新しん字じ体たい

noun

extended shinjitai; unofficial simplified kanji forms

Technical term in Japanese orthography. Refers to simplified kanji forms that are used in practice but are not part of the official Jōyō kanji list. Often seen in newspapers and publishing before further standardization.

See also: 新字体 · 常用漢字

• 「拡かく張ちょう新しん字じ体たい」とは、常じょう用よう漢かん字じ表ひょうに含ふくまれない簡かん略りゃく化かされた漢かん字じの形かたちを指さす。

  "Extended shinjitai" refers to simplified kanji forms not included in the Jōyō kanji list.

• 戦せん後ごの新しん聞ぶんでは、拡かく張ちょう新しん字じ体たいが多おおく使つかわれていた。

  In post-war newspapers, extended shinjitai were widely used.