踊り字

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おど
Grade: S

Grade: 1
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
躍り字
 踊り字 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

踊り (dancing; bouncing, 連用形 (ren'yōkei) of 踊る (odoru, to dance; to bounce)) +‎ (character; letter), alluding to how an iteration mark looks like a hastily written character with a "bouncy" or "jumpy" pattern

Pronunciation

Noun

(おど)() (odoriji

  1. (typography) an iteration mark
    Synonyms: 送り字, 重ね字, 繰り返し符号, 重字, 重点, 畳字, 揺すり字
    Hyponyms: 一の字点, くの字点, 同の字点, 二の字点
  2. (writing) chicken scratch (cramped or illegible handwriting)