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Kyūjitai

The third kanji from left is the old form of 広 in kōkoku (広告), advertisement.
kyūjitai (旧字体) refers to the older form of the kanji before the Tōyō kanji came into being. Some of the old forms of the kanji are still in use, particularly in people's names.

See also

  • A complete list of new and old kanji forms
  • Links

  • Kanji Japanese Simplications from Sapienti
  • Table of old and new character forms with JIS codes and KUTEN.
  • List of kyūjitai often found in names