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俗字

俗字

Chinese

		vulgar	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
simp. and trad. (俗字)		俗	字

Noun

俗字

a Chinese character variant that is widespread but not orthodox

Synonyms

俗体字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
俗	字
ぞく Grade: S	じ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

俗字 ‎(hiragana ぞくじ, romaji zokuji)

a kanji variant that is widespread but not orthodox

Synonyms

誤字 (ごじ) ‎(goji)
略 (りゃく)字 (じ) ‎(ryakuji)
代用字

Antonyms

正 (せい)字 (じ) ‎(seiji)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.