慣用読み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慣	用	読
かん Grade: 5	よう Grade: 2	よ Grade: 2
kan’on		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
慣用讀み (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 慣(かん)用(よう) (kan'yō, “customary”) + 読(よ)み (yomi, “reading”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんよーよみ [kàń'yóóyómí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃jo̞ːjo̞mʲi]

Noun

慣(かん)用(よう)読(よ)み • (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.

Synonyms

• 慣(かん)用(よう)音(おん) (kan'yōon)

Related terms

• 百(ひゃく)姓(しょう)読(よ)み (hyakushōyomi)