1A written symbol used to represent language, such as a letter of the alphabet or a kanji character.
この単語はひらがな三文字で書けます。
This word can be written with three hiragana characters.
彼のサインの文字はとても読みにくい。
The characters in his signature are very hard to read.
看板の文字が色あせて見えなくなっていた。
The letters on the sign had faded and become unreadable.
パスワードには数字と文字を混ぜて使ってください。
Please use a mix of numbers and letters in your password.
2Writing in general — either the act of writing characters or the written result, such as text or handwriting.
祖母の手紙は文字が丁寧で美しい。
My grandmother's letters have neat, beautiful handwriting.
このフォントは文字の太さを自由に変えられる。
You can freely change the thickness of the text in this font.
携帯電話で文字を打つのが苦手だ。
I'm not good at typing text on my phone.