ateji
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 当て字 (ateji) or 宛字 (ateji).
Noun
editateji (countable and uncountable, plural ateji)
- (linguistics) The use of kanji chosen primarily for their phonetic (narrow sense) or semantic (broad sense) value to represent foreign or native Japanese words, or the kanji so used.
Translations
editJapanese
editRomanization
editateji