Synchronic Japanese compound analysis; no historical sound change is asserted between the whole and this component.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0308compound componentestablished
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A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
絵文字
picture character; pictograph
OPEN NODE 309 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedJapanese · Modern Japanese · written character morpheme文字
written character; letter
OPEN NODE 320 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
The written-character component contributes the character or letter half of “picture character.”
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Unicode Consortium · Merriam-Webster Editors
established — Both sources explicitly identify 文字 moji as character or letter.
reviewed
02
CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
FAQ — Emoji and PictographsWhat are emoji? — 文字 moji means character
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly identifies the second compound component.
03
EDITORIAL REUSE