正字法

せいじほう

correct orthography

正の字

せいのじ

unit of five (in tallies, etc.)

正体字

せいたいじ

traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character

不正文字

ふせいもじ

illegal character

字

じ あざ あざな

Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations)

誤字脱字

ごじだつじ

mistaken or missing characters; omissions or errors

一字一字

いちじいちじ

letter by letter, character by character

正

せい しょう じょう まさ

exact, precise

正真正銘

しょうしんしょうめい

genuine, authentic

借字

しゃくじ かりじ

kanji used for sound equivalence

実字

じつじ

kanji character with a concrete meaning

字訓

じくん

the Japanese reading of a kanji

字数

じすう

number of characters or letters

嘘字

うそじ

incorrect character

字種

じしゅ

character class, set of related or similar characters

熟字

じゅくじ

kanji compound

俗字

ぞくじ

popular characters, nonstandard characters

角字

かくじ

type of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines which is often used in seals

欠字

けつじ

omitted word, blank type, missing letter