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ryakuji
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thumb|upright|Sign reading "umbrella stand" (, kasa-oki, standard form , showing ryakuji form of : ( + ), with inner omitted. Compare simplified Chinese . thumb|240px|Price tag reading ¥400, (bargain item), showing ryakuji form of , with bottom squares connected

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  • Status
  • Use
  • Abbreviations for multiple-character words or phrases
  • Examples
  • Notes
  • Further examples
  • Derived characters
  • Phonetic simplifications
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright|Sign reading "umbrella stand" (, kasa-oki, standard form , showing ryakuji form of : ( + ), with inner omitted. Compare simplified Chinese . thumb|240px|Price tag reading ¥400, (bargain item), showing ryakuji form of , with bottom squares connected

In Japanese language, Ryakuji ( "abbreviated characters", or hissha ryakuji, meaning "handwritten abbreviated characters") are colloquial simplifications of kanji.

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