Meanings
nounshinjitai (plural shinjitai)
- The simplified form of Japanese kanji used after 1947.
However, when a traditional “correct” radical has been obscured by the postwar adoption of a simplified form (shinjitai), that radical is simply ignored.
1992, The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, volume 26, issue 1, page 47
Origin
Transliteration from Japanese 新(しん)字(じ)体(たい) (shinjitai).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 新字體 /新字体
- 新字體 /新字体 (san¹ zi⁶ tai²)simplified form of Japanese kanji
Chinese Mandarin 新字體 /新字体, 日本新字體 /日本新字体
- 新字體 /新字体 (xīnzìtǐ)simplified form of Japanese kanji
- 日本新字體 /日本新字体 (Rìběn xīnzìtǐ)simplified form of Japanese kanji
Estonian lihtsustatud kanji
- lihtsustatud kanjisimplified form of Japanese kanji
Finnish yksinkertaistettu kanji
- yksinkertaistettu kanjisimplified form of Japanese kanji
French shinjitai
- shinjitaisimplified form of Japanese kanji
Japanese 新字体
- 新字体simplified form of Japanese kanji
Korean 신자체
- 신자체 (sinjache)simplified form of Japanese kanji
Malay kanji mudah
- kanji mudahsimplified form of Japanese kanji
Polish shinjitai
- shinjitaisimplified form of Japanese kanji
Russian синдзита́й
- синдзита́й (sindzitáj)simplified form of Japanese kanji
Vietnamese tân tự thể
- tân tự thểsimplified form of Japanese kanji
Cite this entry
APA
shinjitai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shinjitai
MLA
“shinjitai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shinjitai. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shinjitai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shinjitai.
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