Meanings

surname

symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk)

acronym

simplification of a kanji

small type or handwriting

dictionary of Chinese characters

appearance of written words

number of characters

native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)

gold or gilt letters

gold lettering

using characters

first letter

(being) most satisfactory

word-for-word translation

Chinese numerals

restrictions on the number of kanji recognized for usage (recognised)

new character form

horizontal script (esp. of a European language)