Tōyō kanji
The Tōyō Kanji ( Japanese 当 用 漢字 , German "Kanji for everyday use") are the first government-recommended Kanji . They consist of 1850 characters and were established by the Japanese Ministry of Education on November 16, 1946 .
The Tōyō Kanji were replaced in 1981 by the Jōyō Kanji , which contain characters in 1945. Until then, the Tōyō Kanji and the Kana formed the basis of the Japanese writing system . A fixed curriculum was drawn up for the schools. With the introduction of the Tōyō Kanji , some characters were simplified in order to facilitate learning and to make the characters more recognizable. Thus keizai (economy) of 經濟 by 経済 shortened. These simplified signs are known as Shinjitai .
literature
- The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary , John H. Haig, Andrew N. Nelson, ISBN 0-8048-2036-8