熟字訓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
熟	字	訓
じゅく Grade: 6	じ Grade: 1	くん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 熟字 (jukuji, “compound”) +‎ 訓 (kun, “kun'yomi”)(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) じゅくじくん [jùkújíꜜkùǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝʑikɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

熟字訓 (hiragana じゅくじくん, rōmaji jukujikun)

A kanji compound whose characters are used for meaning without regard to sound, such as 今日 (きょう) (kyō, “today”).

Synonyms

義 (ぎ)訓 (くん) (gikun)

See also

Category:Japanese terms spelled with jukujikun
ja:Category:熟字訓 – category at Japanese wikipedia
ja:Wiktionary:常用漢字の一覧#付表 – a list
当 (あ)て字 (じ) (ateji)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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