KnowraKanjiLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Kanji, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 1Related 5Narrower topic 2Compared with 3Chinese charactersRelated: Japanese adopted characters while assigning them Japanese readings and combining them with kana.Japanese calligraphyBroader topic: Kanji provide many of calligraphy’s complex, character-based forms.Simplified Chinese charactersCompared with: Japan's independent character reforms produced forms that sometimes resemble simplified Chinese.Japanese languageRelated: Adoption of Chinese characters transformed the history of Japanese literacy.Japanese writing systemRelated: Kanji commonly represent lexical roots, while kana supply readings and grammatical endings.Man'yōganaNarrower topic: Man'yōgana draws its character shapes and readings from the kanji tradition.HiraganaRelated: Hiragana supplies grammatical endings and readings around many kanji.Traditional Chinese charactersCompared with: Kanji share historical forms with Chinese characters but belong to a distinct writing system.RangakuRelated: Rangaku translators adapted Japanese written vocabulary to express unfamiliar scientific ideas.HanjaCompared with: Kanji shares character origins with Hanja but developed within Japanese.JiNarrower topic: 寺 is the character written ji in many Buddhist temple names.