方ほう言げん漢かん字じ

noun

dialectal kanji; kanji used only in a specific region

A rare linguistic term referring to kanji created or used exclusively within a particular dialect area, not part of standard Japanese.

• 方ほう言げん漢かん字じは、地ち域いきの言こと葉ばを表あらわすために作つくられた漢かん字じです。

  Dialectal kanji are kanji created to represent regional words.