漢かん字じ文ぶん化か圏けん

noun

Sinosphere; Chinese-character cultural sphere

Refers to the group of countries and regions in East and Southeast Asia where Chinese characters have been historically used in writing, including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.

• 漢かん字じ文ぶん化か圏けんに属ぞくする国くに々ぐにでは、漢かん字じが共きょう通つうの文も字じとして使つかわれてきた。

  In countries belonging to the Sinosphere, Chinese characters have been used as a common script.