Shinjitai

Shinjitai ( Japanese 新 字体 ; Eng. "New character form") is the new form of the Kanji used in Japan , which was introduced in 1946 during the writing reform . The original signs are called kyūjitai ("old signs").

With this reform of the Japanese Ministry of Education 1950 "everyday Kanji" ( Tōyō Kanji ) were listed, the structure and strokes were partially simplified.

Also in the People's Republic of China , the characters have been simplified from the late 1950s ( abbreviation ), but often with different shapes and a much larger scale.

Examples

Original character	New sign	On	Kun	meaning	Chinese abbreviation
鐵	→ 鉄	TETSU	kurogans	iron	铁
與	→ 与	YO	ata.eru	give	与
學	→ 学	GAKU,	mana.bu	learn	学
體	→ 体	TAI	karada	body	体
臺	→ 台	TAI		Stand, Tai (-wan)	台
國	→ 国	KOKU	kuni	country	国
關	→ 関	KAN,	seki	barrier	关
寫	→ 写	SHA	utsu.su	being photographed; photograph / copy	写
廣	→ 広	KŌ	hiro.i	far, wide	广
圓	→ 円	EN	maru.i	Circle, yen round	圆