Japanese writing system based on Chinese (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KANJI Japanese writing system based on Chinese (5) (5) The Guardian Quick May 30, 2024
8% BRAILLE Touch-based reading and writing system (7) The Times Concise Oct 20, 2025
7% RADIX 10, for the base 10 system (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 20, 2025
7% TAICHI Chinese self-defence system (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
7% TEN Decimal system's base (3) Universal Jul 30, 2025
7% KATAKANA Japanese writing system (8)
6% SAKE Rice-based Japanese drink (4) (4) The Sun Mini Oct 13, 2025
6% SHANGHAI Chinese city (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 11, 2025
6% TAO Chinese "way" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
6% MING Chinese dynasty (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025

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