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1.2. Kanji (漢字)

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• 1.2.1. What are the origins of the kanji for sushi?
• 1.2.2. How many kanji are there?
• 1.2.3. What is the difference between touyou kanji and jouyou kanji?
• 1.2.4. What are the jouyou kanji?
• 1.2.5. Which kanji were created in Japan?
  • 1.2.5.1. A list of kokuji (国字)
• 1.2.6. Why do some gairaigo words have kanji?
• 1.2.7. Why do kanji have several different pronunciations?
• 1.2.8. Can a word have mixed on and kun readings?
• 1.2.9. Can a kanji word have more than one reading?
• 1.2.10. What are kanji radicals?
  • 1.2.10.1. What are the names of the kanji radicals?
• 1.2.11. How is a kanji dictionary used?
• 1.2.12. Why do some kanji have alternative forms?
  • 1.2.12.1. Table of new and old kanji forms
• 1.2.13. How does kanji stroke order work?

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