文字

Noun

 * 1) written symbols; writing; script; text; characters
 * 2) writing style wording; language

Etymology 1
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading man4 zi6.

Noun

 * 1) a letter, a character symbol for a sound or a word
 * 2)  script, writing system
 * 3)  a written mora, a kana
 * 4) writing in general, written words
 * 5)  a document
 * 6)  reading and writing
 * 7)  studies

Usage notes
This reading is less common than moji, below.

Etymology 2
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Sound shift from monji above.

Noun

 * 1) a letter or character symbol for a sound or a word
 * 2)  script, writing system
 * 3)  a written mora, a kana
 * 4) writing in general, written words
 * 5)  a document
 * 6)  reading and writing
 * 7)  studies
 * 8)  the tails side of a coin, the side with writing on it
 * 9)  a coin, money

Usage notes
This reading is more common than monji above.

The and,  senses are specific to this moji reading.

Derived terms

 * : smiley
 * : emoji (not to be confused with emoticon)
 * : uppercase letter
 * : lowercase letter
 * : Cyrillic letter
 * : literal, literally
 * : corrupt characters or letters, especially from display or transfer through an inappropriate character set or encoding, e.g.,, which is a corruption of