慣用読み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慣	用	読
かん Grade: 5	よう Grade: 2	よ Grade: 2

Etymology

Compound of 慣用 (kan'yō, “customary”) +‎ 読み (yomi, “reading”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かんよーよみ [kàń'yóóyómí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃jo̞ːjo̞mʲi]

Noun

慣用読み (hiragana かんようよみ, rōmaji kan'yōyomi, historical hiragana くわんようよみ)

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)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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