Jōyō kanji hyō

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Jōyō kanji hyō

Japanese writing

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Japanese language
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…1981, the new list (called Jōyō kanji hyō ‘List of characters for daily use’) contains 1,945 characters recommended for daily use. That basic list of Chinese characters is to be learned during primary and secondary education. When newspapers use characters not on the list, they also supply the reading in…
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…1981, the new list (called Jōyō kanji hyō ‘List of characters for daily use’) contains 1,945 characters recommended for daily use. That basic list of Chinese characters is to be learned during primary and secondary education. When newspapers use characters not on the list, they also supply the reading in…
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