kanji

noun, plural kan·ji, kan·jis.

1. a system of Japanese writing using Chinese-derived characters.
2. a character in this system.

noun plural -ji or -jis

1. a Japanese writing system using characters mainly derived from Chinese ideograms
2. a character in this system

n.

“Chinese ideographs that make up the bulk of Japanese writing,” 1920, from Japanese kan “Chinese” + ji “letter, character.”