kanji

[ kahn-jee ]

/ ˈkɑn dʒi /

a system of Japanese writing using Chinese-derived characters.

a character in this system.

Origin of kanji

1915–20; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese hàn Han (i.e., China) + zì characters

The kanji characters shown there are 中本(Nakamoto) 哲史 (Satoshi).

Mysteries Continue to Swirl Around the Identity of Bitcoin’s Creator |Jake Adelstein |March 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Kanji are a system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters to phonetically represent names.

Mysteries Continue to Swirl Around the Identity of Bitcoin’s Creator |Jake Adelstein |March 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There are hundreds of ways of representing Nakamoto Satoshi in kanji.

Mysteries Continue to Swirl Around the Identity of Bitcoin’s Creator |Jake Adelstein |March 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is often extremely difficult to distinguish individuals or subjects without knowing the kanji characters.

Mysteries Continue to Swirl Around the Identity of Bitcoin’s Creator |Jake Adelstein |March 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Such of the members of the family as could not give him kanji (rice gruel) or boiled rice before death, now give it to him.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
At night, boiled rice, or kanji with fish or curry made of vegetables from their kitchen garden, form their chief food.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston

kanji

/ (ˈkændʒɪ, ˈkɑːn-) /

a Japanese writing system using characters mainly derived from Chinese ideograms

a character in this system

Japanese, from Chinese han Chinese + zi character