How to say character in Japanese

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noun:

  • character (i.e. kanji)
  • hand-writing; penmanship
  • the ... word (i.e. "the L word" = "love") - as 〜の字 ほの字

Example Sentences

学校gakkou教育kyouikuno義務gimuteki側面sokumenha子どもkodomono学習gakushuu意欲iyokuwo改善kaizensaせるseru様々samazamana研究kenkyuuno多くookuno取り組みtorikuminonakadehaめったにmettani分析bunsekisareないnai
The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.
あるaru人物jinbutsuga不変fuhenno性質seishitsude全人生zenjinseiwo貫くtsuranukutoいうiuことkotoha小説shousetsunonakaだけdakenohanashida
Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.
文字mojiwo大きくookikushi文字間mojikanya行間gyoukanni余裕yoyuuwoもたせmotase高齢者koureishanohouya視力shiryokuni障害shougainoあるaruhouga読みyomi易いyasuiようにyouni注意しましたchuuishimashita
I took care to make the letters large and be generous with character and line spacing in order for it to be easy to read for the elderly and those who have problems with their sight.
多くookuno言語gengode辞書形jishogatano語尾gobiga決まってkimatteおりori日本語nihongodehaう段udanno文字mojide終わるowaru
In many languages the way dictionary-form words end is fixed; in Japanese they end in a 'u row' character.
山火事yamakajiha樹木jumokuga燃えるmoeruだけdakeno被害higaito理解rikaiされていますsareteimasuga実はjitsuhaとんでもないtondemonai隠れキャラkakureKYARAgaありますarimasu
Mountain fires are thought of causing little harm with the only damage being the burning of trees and shrubs, but actually there's a hell of a 'hidden character'.

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