異体字

Reading

Kana: いたいじ

Romaji: itaiji

Definition

noun

1

variant character; variant form of a character (esp. kanji)

Note: e.g. 渕 as variant of 淵

Kanji

異

Readings: イ、 こと、 こと.なる、 け

Meanings: uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

体

Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち

Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

字

Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な

Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village