Kanji

[ˈkand͡ʒiː]

/[ˈkand͡ʒiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kanji” is uncommon German (frequency #59,777 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,777
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eines der drei wichtigsten Schriftsysteme der japanischen Sprache, übernommen aus den traditionellen chinesischen Schriftzeichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kanji · Kanji · German

Kanji · rank #59,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,777
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kammerdiener

Nearest frequency peer: Kammerdiener (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kanji“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kanji“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kanji
PropertyValue
HeadwordKanji
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkand͡ʒiː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kanji“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kanjifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kammerdiener“ (#59,776), „Kantaten“ (#59,778), „kalkulierte“ (#59,775). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kanji“ bei #59,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kanji is uncommon German at frequency #59,777 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkand͡ʒiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kanji in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kanji, spelled K-A-N-J-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    eines der drei wichtigsten Schriftsysteme der japanischen Sprache, übernommen aus den traditionellen chinesischen Schriftzeichen
  2. 2
    ein zum Schriftsystem [1] gehörendes Zeichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kanji appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Auch diese Untersuchungen erbrachten das Resultat, daß bei der Verarbeitung von Kanji und Kanamoji unterschiedliche kognitive Strategien zur Anwendung kommen und daß dabei die cerebralen Hemisphären verschiedene Rollen spielen.“
  2. 父, 水 und 家 sind Kanji.

Synonyms

Han-ZeichenBegriffszeichenHanziHanja

Antonyms

KanaRōmaji

This word in other languages

kanji(English)kanji(Español)kanji(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kanji"?
"Kanji" is spelled K-A-N-J-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkand͡ʒiː].
What does "Kanji" mean?
As a noun, "Kanji" means: eines der drei wichtigsten Schriftsysteme der japanischen Sprache, übernommen aus den traditionellen chinesischen Schriftzeichen
How do you pronounce "Kanji"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kanji" is [ˈkand͡ʒiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kanji" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kanji", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kasus#59,786ivory#59,767Indra#59,756Kyrie#59,824

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list