当て字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
当	字

Noun

当て字 (hiragana あてじ, romaji ateji)

1. A kanji compound whose component characters are related only by sound and not by meaning.
2. A kanji character whose presence in a kanji compound is for euphony instead of meaning, e.g., 無 (な, na) in 水無月 (みなつき, minatsuki).

Synonyms

• 借字 (しゃくじ, shakuji; かりじ, kariji)

Antonyms

• 熟字訓 (じゅくじくん, jukujikun, “kanji used for meaning only, not sound”)