also: しんじ
noun
Refers to Chinese characters used in Japanese writing, in contrast to kana. Often used in historical or linguistic discussions.
See also: 仮名 (かな)
万葉集は真名で書かれている。
The Man'yōshū is written in kanji.
noun
printed style of Chinese characters; square style; block style
Specifically refers to the standard printed or square style of writing Chinese characters, as opposed to cursive or semi-cursive styles. Cross-referenced with 楷書.
See also: 楷書
真名で書かれた石碑の文字は読みやすい。
The characters on the stone monument written in printed style are easy to read.
noun
Only when written 真名
Rare usage restricted to the kanji form 真名. Not commonly used in modern Japanese; 本名 is the usual word for 'real name'.
古文書では「真名」が実名を指すことがある。
In old documents, 真名 can refer to a real name.
Alternate kanji form for the reading まな; also read しんじ with the same meaning.
Rare reading of 真字, used in specialized contexts.
仮名 refers to the Japanese syllabic scripts (hiragana and katakana), the opposite of 真名 in the sense of kanji vs. kana.
楷書 is the standard printed style of Chinese characters, synonymous with the second sense of 真名.
本名 is the common modern word for 'real name', while 真名 in this sense is rare and archaic.
真 (true, real) + 名 (name, character). Originally referred to 'true characters' (Chinese characters) as opposed to 仮名 (provisional characters). The 'real name' sense is a literal reading of the kanji.