同どう音おん異い義ぎ

noun

homophony; homonymy

Linguistics term for words that share the same pronunciation but differ in meaning. Often used in the compound 同音異義語 (homophone).

See also: 同音異義語

• 「橋はし」と「箸はし」は同どう音おん異い義ぎの例れいです。

  "Hashi" (bridge) and "hashi" (chopsticks) are examples of homophony.

• 日本にほん語ごには同どう音おん異い義ぎ語ごがたくさんあります。

  Japanese has many homophones.