通つう用よう音おん

noun

popularly accepted on-reading of a kanji

Linguistic term referring to an on-reading that became widely used in Japanese, even though it may not directly correspond to a historical Chinese-derived reading. Often contrasted with 慣用音 (customary on-reading).

See also: 慣用音

• 「通つう用よう音おん」は、漢かん字じの音おん読よみの一いっ種しゅで、中ちゅう国ごく語ご由ゆ来らいではないが広ひろく使つかわれている読よみ方かたを指さす。

  通用音 is a type of on-reading for kanji that is widely used even though it is not derived from Chinese.