gaiji.
A Japanese character that is valid in a given writing system but not included in the present font and/or character encoding, and which therefore is displayed using an additional mechanism. Mutually distinct from tofu and from mojibake.
Meaning & usage
A Japanese character that is valid in a given writing system but not included in the present font and/or character encoding, and which therefore is displayed using an additional mechanism. Mutually distinct from tofu and from mojibake.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 外字, literally "external characters".
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.