mixed kun-on kanji reading
A linguistic term for a compound word where the first kanji is read with its kun'yomi and the second with its on'yomi. The opposite pattern is 重箱読み.
See also: 重箱読み
Examples of 湯桶読み include the word 湯桶 itself and 手本.
Standard spelling for this linguistic term.
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.
From 湯桶 (ゆとう, a hot-water container), which itself is a classic example of this reading pattern.