Kanji
Chinese Letters, Chinese Characters
noun
The Chinese letters... you're finally learning the word for them, the thing you've been studying this whole time for so long! This is kanji, your new best friend (they came from China, which is why they're Chinese letters).
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
「目」という漢字の形が気に入ってます。
I like the shape of the "eye" kanji.
これは、小学校で学んだ漢字じゃないよ。
This is not the kanji I learned in elementary school.
中国出身だと、漢字を知ってる人がほとんどなので、日本語を学ぶのが少し楽です。
Most people from China know kanji, so it is a little easier for them to learn Japanese.