noun
mixed on-kun kanji reading
A linguistic term for a compound word where the first kanji is read with its on'yomi and the second with its kun'yomi, as in 重箱 (じゅうばこ). Contrasts with 湯桶読み (ゆとうよみ), which is kun-on.
See also: 湯桶読み
「重箱」は重箱読みの典型的な例です。
「重箱」 is a typical example of mixed on-kun reading.
Standard spelling for this linguistic term.
Irregular okurigana variant; rarely used.
湯桶読み is the opposite pattern: the first kanji uses kun'yomi and the second uses on'yomi, as in 湯桶 (ゆとう).
From 重箱 (じゅうばこ, 'tiered box'), which itself exemplifies the reading pattern: 重 (on'yomi ジュウ) + 箱 (kun'yomi ばこ).