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Chinese, Japanese and Korean Character Counter

Paste Chinese, Japanese or Korean text to count characters by script. Use it for 字数 limits on essays, subtitles, translations and forms.

Counts

Total characters
0
Without spaces or line breaks
0
Mixed count (CJK characters + words)
0
Han characters (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)
0
Hiragana
0
Katakana
0
Hangul
0
Latin letters
0
Digits
0
Punctuation
0
Full-width punctuation
0
Lines
0

Limits at a glance

Field Limit Source Checked
Han characters Unicode Script=Han Unicode Standard Annex #24: Script property Checked October 2026
Hiragana, Katakana Script=Hiragana, Script=Katakana Unicode Standard Annex #24: Script property Checked October 2026
Hangul Script=Hangul Unicode Standard Annex #24: Script property Checked October 2026
Full-width punctuation U+3000 to U+303F, U+FF00 to U+FFEF Unicode: CJK Symbols and Punctuation Checked October 2026

Scripts are detected with Unicode Script properties. Shared marks such as the long vowel mark ー belong to no single script, so they show in the totals but not under Hiragana or Katakana. Schools and publishers set their own counting rules; check whether yours counts punctuation.

Frequently asked questions

How is a Chinese word count different from an English one?

Chinese and Japanese are written without spaces between words, so they are measured in characters, not words. A "500 word" Chinese essay usually means about 500 characters (字). This tool counts each Han character on its own.

Does full-width punctuation count as a character?

Usually yes. Full-width marks such as 。，、「」 take one character each and most teachers, journals and forms count them. This tool shows them in the total and also as their own number, so you can leave them out if your rules say so.

Can I count Japanese and Korean text too?

Yes. Hiragana, Katakana and Hangul each get their own count, and Kanji are counted with Han characters. Korean uses spaces between words, so the mixed count also works for Korean.

What is the mixed count?

It counts every Chinese, Japanese and Korean character as one unit and every run of Latin letters or digits as one word. This is close to how word processors count mixed Asian and English text.

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