Kanji
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Kanji 
[kaɴdʑi] are the characters of Chinese origin used in the Japanese writing tradition. The word kanji is written with Chinese characters as 漢字, in Hiragana script as かんじ. The characters created exclusively in Japan are called kokuji - 国字 'national characters' - or wasei kanji - 和製漢字 'Japanese characters' - and are part of the Japanese kanji writing system. These characters, like all others, are composed by mosaic-like composition of Chinese writing elements. The use of the kanji - shinjitai - in Japan today, 'slightly modified' by script reform compared to China, are ultimately graphic or historical varieties of the same characters. With some exceptions, they differ only slightly from the general standard spellings in today's country of origin China - short characters - or Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau - long characters.
Usage
Incorporated into modern Japanese syllabic texts, kanji now denote nouns or stems of verbs and adjectives.
The earliest Japanese texts - kanbun - are written exclusively in kanji. A kanji could stand for a Japanese word, (independent of meaning) for a Japanese speech sound ("reading" of this kanji) or also for a small rebus.
Etymology
The logogram 字 meaning "character" is phonetically realized as zì in Chinese according to Pinyin, and as ji in Japanese; that is, the word ji is ultimately a Chinese loanword - in Japanese, although it is hardly perceived as such today.
The Chinese character 漢 - pinyin hàn - refers to the historical Han dynasty that shaped Chinese identity. It appears in the Japanese phonetic system as kan. Kanji thus means "character of the Han people".
Questions and Answers
Q: What is Kanji?
A: Kanji is one of the three forms of Japanese writing.
Q: What is a Kanji?
A: A Kanji is an ideogram that shows the meaning of a word.
Q: What is the origin of Kanji ideograms?
A: Kanji ideograms were taken from Chinese characters.
Q: What is the meaning of the word "Kanji"?
A: The word "Kanji" means "Han characters" (i.e. "Chinese characters").
Q: How do Kanji characters differ from other forms of Japanese writing?
A: Kanji characters are ideograms, while other forms of Japanese writing are syllabic.
Q: Can Kanji characters change over time?
A: Yes, many Kanji characters changed over time.
Q: What do Kanji characters represent?
A: Kanji characters represent an idea, such as an object, thing, or quality.
