Where does “kokuji” come from?

kokuji (English) comes from Japanese こくじ, from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.

kokuji (English): Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan

Definitions

  1. Any of the kanji characters invented in Japan

Ancestry of “kokuji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseこくじ—
2Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character
Every word from Middle Chinese 字 →Every word from Japanese こくじ →