文も字じ読よみ

noun

reading classical Chinese aloud without understanding the meaning

Refers to the practice of vocalizing classical Chinese texts by their Japanese readings (kanbun kundoku) without necessarily comprehending the content. Often used in educational or historical contexts.

• 昔むかしの寺てら子こ屋やでは、子こ供どもたちが文も字じ読よみで漢かん文ぶんを音おん読どくしていた。

  In old temple schools, children would read classical Chinese aloud by character reading without understanding the meaning.

noun

reading a kanji compound using the Japanese pronunciation of each character

Describes the method of pronouncing a kanji compound by giving the native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) of each individual character, as opposed to using the Sino-Japanese on'yomi. This is a technical term in Japanese linguistics.

• 「文も字じ読よみ」とは、例たとえば「山やま道みち」を「やまみち」と読よむような読よみ方かたです。

  Character reading is, for example, reading 山道 as やまみち, using the kun'yomi of each character.