吏り読と

noun

Idu; archaic Korean writing system using Chinese characters

Historical term for a system used in Korea to write the Korean language with Chinese characters, primarily during the Goryeo and Joseon periods. The reading りとう is also attested but less common.

• 吏り読とは、漢かん字じを用もちいて朝ちょう鮮せん語ごを表ひょう記きした古こ代だいの書しょ記き法ほうである。

  Idu is an ancient writing system that used Chinese characters to represent the Korean language.

• この文ぶん書しょは吏り読とで書かかれているため、解かい読どくには専せん門もん知ち識しきが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Since this document is written in Idu, specialized knowledge is required to decipher it.