借しゃく字じ

noun

kanji used for sound equivalence; ateji

A linguistic term for kanji used primarily for their phonetic value rather than their meaning, similar to ateji. Often contrasted with semantic kanji usage.

See also: 当て字

• 「寿す司し」の「寿す」と「司し」は借しゃく字じの一いっ種しゅと見みなされることがある。

  The characters 寿 and 司 in 寿司 are sometimes regarded as a type of phonetic kanji usage.

• 借しゃく字じは、漢かん字じの意い味みを無む視しして音おんだけを借かりる表ひょう記き法ほうだ。

  Phonetic kanji usage is a writing method that borrows only the sound of a kanji, ignoring its meaning.