"略字" redirects here. For Korean shorthand simplifications of Hanja (약자), see Yakja.
Sign reading "umbrella stand" (仐おき, kasa-oki, standard form 傘おき, showing ryakuji form of 傘: 仐 (人 + 十), with inner 人 omitted. Compare simplified Chinese伞.Price tag reading ¥400, 特価品 (bargain item), showing ryakuji form of 品, with bottom squares connected
In Japanese language, Ryakuji (Japanese: 略字 "abbreviated characters", or 筆写略字hissha ryakuji, meaning "handwritten abbreviated characters") are colloquial simplifications of kanji.