通つう用よう音おん

noun

popularly accepted on-reading of a kanji

Linguistic term referring to an on-reading that became widely used in Japanese, even though it may not directly correspond to a historical Chinese-derived reading. Often contrasted with 慣用音 (customary on-reading).

See also: 慣用音

• 「通つう用よう音おん」は、漢かん字じの音おん読よみの一いっ種しゅで、中ちゅう国ごく語ご由ゆ来らいではないが広ひろく使つかわ