代用字

Japanese
Kanji in this term
代 用 字
だい
Grade: 3		 よう
Grade: 2		 じ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

代用字 (hiragana だいようじ, rōmaji daiyōji)

  1. A Chinese character substituted for the original character used in a written expression, usually replacing a complex character with a simpler one
  1. In particular, the act of replacing a Chinese character not included in the Jōyō kanji list with a Jōyō character that has the same reading
    臆測 (おくそく)→憶測 (おくそく)
    okusoku→okusoku
    -
    諒解 (りょうかい)→了解 (りょうかい)
    ryōkai→ryōkai
    -
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