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Chapter 2: Writing Systems and Scripts
ideograph is read xiàn (GB 2312-80 Row-Cell 47-57). e Unicode scalar value for this
ideograph is 817.
Seven kokuji have made their way into the standard set of 1,945 kanji called Jōyō Kanji,
and four are in Jinmei-yō Kanji (Chapter 3 provides a full treatment of these and other
related character sets). ose in Jōyō Kanji are (25-94), (38-15), (38-29), (40-
10), (42-29), (44-72), and (47-40). ose in Jinmei-yō Kanji are (26-91),
(38-68), (43-79), and (43-91). Nozomu Ohara ( ōhara nozomu) has com-
piled a list of kokuji, which includes those that are listed in the JIS X 0208:1997 and JIS X
0212-1990 character set standards, along with links to other kokuji-related websites.
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Korean-Made Ideographs—Hanguksik Hanja
Like the Japanese, the Koreans have had the opportunity to create their own ideographs.
ese are known as hanguksik hanja (/ hanguksik hanja). Al-
though you’d expect to nd hanguksik hanja only in Korean character set standards, there
are approximately 100 hanguksik hanja included in a Chinese character set standard des-
ignated GB 12052-89 (you’ll understand why aer reading about this character set stan-
dard in Chapter 3).
Hanguksik hanja—unlike kokuji in Japanese—have many tell-tale signs of their status as
non-Chinese ideographs. Table 2-41 lists elements of hanguksik hanja that are used ...