noun
reading of a character; pronunciation of a character
Archaic term for the reading or pronunciation of a Chinese character. Cross-referenced with 字音 (じおん); modern Japanese typically uses 字音 or 読み方 instead.
See also: 字音
古い辞書では「文字声」を字の読みとして説明している。
In old dictionaries, 文字声 is explained as the reading of a character.
読み方 is the common, everyday word for 'way of reading' or 'pronunciation' of a character or word, whereas 文字声 is an archaic, specialized term.
Compound of 文字 (もじ, 'character') and 声 (こえ, 'voice'), literally 'character voice'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose as a direct description of the spoken sound of a written character.