diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 299e3a582..a046e53c1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3117,6 +3117,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "unicode-ident",
  "unicode-math-class",
+ "unicode-script",
  "unicode-segmentation",
  "unscanny",
 ]
diff --git a/assets/fonts/NotoSerifCJKsc-Bold.otf b/assets/fonts/NotoSerifCJKsc-Bold.otf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c291490e1
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diff --git a/assets/fonts/NotoSerifCJKtc-Bold.otf b/assets/fonts/NotoSerifCJKtc-Bold.otf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73a2135ec
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/fonts/NotoSerifCJKtc-Bold.otf differ
diff --git a/crates/typst-syntax/Cargo.toml b/crates/typst-syntax/Cargo.toml
index 1254e6631..681189bd3 100644
--- a/crates/typst-syntax/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/typst-syntax/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ serde = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 unicode-ident = { workspace = true }
 unicode-math-class = { workspace = true }
+unicode-script = { workspace = true }
 unicode-segmentation = { workspace = true }
 unscanny = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/typst-syntax/src/lexer.rs b/crates/typst-syntax/src/lexer.rs
index c702551ce..ffe531453 100644
--- a/crates/typst-syntax/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-syntax/src/lexer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use ecow::{eco_format, EcoString};
 use unicode_ident::{is_xid_continue, is_xid_start};
+use unicode_script::{Script, UnicodeScript};
 use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
 use unscanny::Scanner;
 
@@ -343,10 +344,18 @@ impl Lexer<'_> {
     }
 
     fn in_word(&self) -> bool {
-        let alphanum = |c: Option<char>| c.map_or(false, |c| c.is_alphanumeric());
+        let wordy = |c: Option<char>| {
+            c.map_or(false, |c| {
+                c.is_alphanumeric()
+                    && !matches!(
+                        c.script(),
+                        Script::Han | Script::Hiragana | Script::Katakana
+                    )
+            })
+        };
         let prev = self.s.scout(-2);
         let next = self.s.peek();
-        alphanum(prev) && alphanum(next)
+        wordy(prev) && wordy(next)
     }
 
     fn space_or_end(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/tests/ref/text/emphasis.png b/tests/ref/text/emphasis.png
index 333f7006e..c19f6ebb0 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/text/lang-with-region.png b/tests/ref/text/lang-with-region.png
index 097f105d3..c7753104a 100644
Binary files a/tests/ref/text/lang-with-region.png and b/tests/ref/text/lang-with-region.png differ
diff --git a/tests/typ/text/emphasis.typ b/tests/typ/text/emphasis.typ
index fd04c8e7f..93913dcfe 100644
--- a/tests/typ/text/emphasis.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/text/emphasis.typ
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ _Emphasized and *strong* words!_
 // Inside of a word it's a normal underscore or star.
 hello_world Nutzer*innen
 
+// CJK characters will not need spaces.
+中文一般使用*粗体*或者_楷体_来表示强调。
+
+日本語では、*太字*や_斜体_を使って強調します。
+
+中文中混有*Strong*和_Empasis_。
+
 // Can contain paragraph in nested content block.
 _Still #[