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代用字

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 3
よう
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
goon kan'on goon
Examples

Etymology

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Compound of 代用 (daiyō, substitute use, substitution) +‎ (ji, written character).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だい)(よう)() (daiyōji

  1. a Chinese character substituted for the original character used in a written expression, usually replacing a complex character with a simpler one
  2. in particular, a replacement of a Chinese character not included in the Jōyō kanji list with a Jōyō character that has the same reading

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN