同どう訓くん異い字じ

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).

• 「暑あつい」と「熱あつい」は同どう訓くん異い字じの代だい表ひょう例れいだ。

  "暑い" and "熱い" are typical examples of different kanji with the same Japanese reading.

• 同どう訓くん異い字じの使つかい分わけは日本にほん語ご学がく習しゅう者しゃにとって難むずかしい。

  Distinguishing between different kanji with the same reading is difficult for Japanese learners.