Etymology

From Japanese 旧字体 ‎(kyūjitai), from Middle Chinese 舊 ‎(gjùw, “old”) + 字體 ‎(dzì-tʰéj, “character style, calligraphic form”), from 字 ‎(dzì, “[written] character”) + 體 ‎(tʰéj, “form, body”).