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    3. 文字化け

    文字化け

    文も字じ化ばけ​

    corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding)

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveTechnologyInternet & Social MediaKanji Vocab17 strokes

    もじばけ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding), garbling, illegal character, corrupted text, garbled text
    computing

    Stroke 0 / 17

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    Characters that make up this word

    文
    ふみ・あや…(5)
    sentence・literature・style・art・decoration…(3)
    Kanji
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
    Kanji
    化
    ば.ける・ば.かす・ふ.ける・け.する…(2)
    change・take the form of・influence・enchant・delude…(1)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
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