慣用読み

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 5
よう
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
慣用讀み (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (かん)(よう) (kan'yō, customary) + () (yomi, reading).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

(かん)(よう)() (kan'yōyomiくわんようよみ (kwan'youyomi)?

  1. A reading of a kanji that is commonly accepted, but originally based on a corrupted reading.

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN