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kyūjitai

Noun CEFR B2
ˌkju.d͡ʒiˈtaɪ

Definitions

The traditional form of Japanese kanji used before 1947.

uncountable

Equivalents

Españolkyūjitai
Françaiskyūjitai
Русскийкюдзита́й
2 more languages
한국어구자체

Examples

Although the kyūjitai kanji were not banned, the obsolete kyūjitai kanji have become unreadable to more and more readers over time, thus making texts including them difficult for modern readers, but at least there is a recognized mapping from new form to old form.”
““Something’s written there,” he said. “More Japanese kyujitai?” Alders brought the light down nearer the page so they could look more closely at the smudged characters: […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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