kantenji

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noun

The system of writing Japanese kanji using Braille.

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Meanings

nounkantenji (countable and uncountable, plural kantenji)
  1. uncountableThe system of writing Japanese kanji using Braille.
  2. countableuncountableAny individual kanji character as represented in Braille.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 漢点字(かんてんじ) (kantenji, “Braille kanji”), from Middle Chinese 漢 (MC xanH, “Han dynasty, China”) + Middle Chinese 點 (MC temX, “dot, point”) + Middle Chinese 字 (MC dziH, “[written] character”)

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APA

kantenji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kantenji

MLA

“kantenji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kantenji. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kantenji,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kantenji.

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