ateji
Meanings
noun
- The use of kanji chosen primarily for their phonetic (narrow sense) or semantic (broad sense) value to represent foreign or native Japanese words, or the kanji so used.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 当(あ)て字(じ) (ateji) or 宛字(あてじ) (ateji).
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