支那文字
Meanings
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Chinese characters; hanzi; kanji
dated termsensitive
Dated and potentially sensitive term for Chinese characters. Modern Japanese normally uses 漢字 (kanji) or 中国の文字. The word 支那 is now considered offensive by many Chinese speakers.
The expression 支那文字 can be found in pre-war documents.
Nowadays the term 支那文字 is avoided.