Kanji variants

Bettaiji (別体字)

Different character, a genuine variant form. ;Honji (本字)

Kantaiji (簡体字)

The Chinese simplified forms of characters.

Kyūjitai (旧字体)

The old (pre-reform) form of the character, as is still used in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Kyūji (旧字)

Another name for kyūjitai.

Seiji (正字)

Literally "true character", this is a euphemism for kyūjitai.

Shinjitai (新字体)

The Japanese simplified forms of characters.

Shinji (新字)

Another name for shinjitai. ;Zokuji (俗字)

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