形けい声せい文も字じ

noun

semasio-phonetic character

A kanji formed from a semantic component (meaning hint) and a phonetic component (sound hint). This is the most common type of kanji.

• 「河かわ」は形けい声せい文も字じで、さんずいが意い味みを、可かが音おとを表あらわす。

  「河」 is a semasio-phonetic character: the water radical indicates the meaning, and 可 indicates the sound.

• 漢かん字じの約やく九きゅう割わりは形けい声せい文も字じだと言いわれている。

  It is said that about 90% of kanji are semasio-phonetic characters.