文字

もじ

letter (of alphabet), character

Also:writing

What does 文字 mean?

文字 is a Japanese noun meaning letter (of alphabet), character in English. It can also be translated as writing depending on context. It is written as 文字 in kanji, もじ in hiragana, and moji in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

へー、キーボード見ないで文字打てるんだ。スゴイわねー。

Oh? You can type without looking at the keyboard. That's cool!