慣かん用よう読よみ

noun

popularly accepted reading; customary reading

A reading of a word that has become widely accepted through common usage, even if it differs from the historically correct or prescribed reading. Often discussed in the context of kanji readings.

• 「消しょう耗もう」を「しょうもう」と読よむのは慣かん用よう読よみの一いち例れいです。

  Reading 消耗 as しょうもう is one example of a popularly accepted reading.