Meaning

Primary

Letter (Of The Alphabet)

Alternatives

Character, Letter, Text

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A writing letter is simpler than it sounds. It's really just a letter, right? You're reading 文字 right now, in fact!

Reading

もじ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. The reading of is a bit of an exception here. It uses a shortened version of the on'yomi もん, which is . Here's a mnemonic to remember this:

You know all the letters of the alphabet only because of Moe (). If it wasn't for your buddy Moe teaching you all the letters, you probably wouldn't even be able to read today. Thanks Moe!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 文字のフォント

    text font

    文字のサイズ

    text font size

    文字の入力

    text input

Context Sentences

文字が小さすぎる。

The letters are too small.

カタカナの「ク」の文字と「ワ」の文字は、そっくりだ。

The katakana characters for "ku" and "wa" look very similar.

木にアルファベットの文字がかいてある。

The tree has some alphabet letters written on it.

Kanji Composition