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    3. 代用漢字

    代用漢字

    代だい用よう漢かん字じ

    substitute kanji

    NTNounEducationKanji Vocab29 strokes

    だいようかんじ

    Noun

    1.
    substitute kanji, jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji

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    Kanji that make up this word

    代
    か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)
    substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)
    用
    もち.いる…(2)
    utilize・business・service・use・employ
    漢
    Sino-・China
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
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