Kyūjitai (in Shinjitai: 旧字体; in Kyūjitai: 舊字體; meaning "old character form") is the traditional form of the Japanese kanji used before 1947. The simplified counterpart of kyūjitai is shinjitai. Prior to the promulgation of the Toyo Kanji list, kyūjitai were known as seiji (正字; meaning "proper/correct characters") or seijitai. Even after they were made obsolete after the promulgation of the Toyo Kanji list, however, kyūjitai were seen in print even into the 1950s due to the need to change typewriter equipment to suit the new forms.

See also

• Traditional Chinese character (fántǐzì)
• Simplified Chinese character (jiǎntǐzì)

Kanji | Japanese terms

Kyūjitai | 旧字体