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同訓異字 (どうくんいじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
different kanji with the same Japanese reading
Linguistic term for words that share a kun'yomi reading but are written with different kanji, often with related meanings. Common examples include 暑い (hot weather) and 熱い (hot to the touch), or 油 (oil) and 脂 (fat/grease).
くん
異い
字じ
の
使つか
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分わ
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日本にほん
語ご
学がく
習しゅう
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難むずか
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Distinguishing between different kanji with the same reading is difficult for Japanese learners.
Kanji 訓 instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation 異 uncommon, different, queerness Similar words 同どう 音おん 異い 義ぎ 語ご 同音異義語 are homophones (same sound, different meaning), while 同訓異字 specifically refers to words with the same kun'yomi reading but different kanji.
異い 字じ 同どう 訓くん 異字同訓 is a synonym for 同訓異字, with the same meaning but a different word order.
Etymology Compound of 同 (same), 訓 (kun'yomi reading), 異 (different), and 字 (character). The term describes kanji that share the same Japanese reading but are written differently.
