重箱読

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 3
はこ > ばこ
Grade: 3
よ(み)
Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
重箱讀 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 重箱読 – see the following entry.
重箱読じゅうばこよ
(linguistics) a reading pattern for kanji-compound words, using the Chinese-derived on'yomi for the first portion, and the native Japanese kun'yomi for the second portion
(This term, 重箱読, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)