homonym with a native Japanese reading
Linguistic term for words that share the same native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) but have different kanji and meanings, e.g., 熱い (あつい, hot) and 厚い (あつい, thick). Contrasts with 同音異義語 (homonyms with on'yomi).
Examples of homonyms with the reading 'atsui' that have native Japanese readings include 熱い (hot), 厚い (thick), and 暑い (hot weather).
Refers to homonyms that share the same on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading), such as 科学 (かがく, science) and 化学 (かがく, chemistry). 同訓異義語 specifically involves kun'yomi.
Compound of 同 (same), 訓 (kun'yomi, native Japanese reading), 異 (different), 義 (meaning), and 語 (word).