extended shinjitai

noun

An unofficial shinjitai (new character form) created by analogy.

Meanings

nounextended shinjitai (plural extended shinjitai)

Origin

  1. Japanese拡張新字体
  2. Englishextended shinjitai

Calque of Japanese 拡張新字体 (kakuchō shinjitai).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 擴張新字體 /扩张新字体
  • 擴張新字體 /扩张新字体 (kuòzhāng xīnzìtǐ)unofficial shinjitai
Japanese 拡張新字体
  • 拡張新字体 (kakuchō shinjitai)unofficial shinjitai
Korean 확장 신자체
  • 확장 신자체 (hwakjang sinjache)unofficial shinjitai
Polish rozszerzone shinjitai
  • rozszerzone shinjitaiunofficial shinjitai
Cite this entry
APA

extended shinjitai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extended%20shinjitai

MLA

“extended shinjitai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extended%20shinjitai. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extended shinjitai,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extended%20shinjitai.

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