"ateji" meaning in All languages combined

See ateji on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ateji [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 当(あ)て字(じ) (ateji) or 宛字(あてじ) (ateji). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|当て字|あてじ}} 当(あ)て字(じ) (ateji), {{ja-r|宛字|あてじ}} 宛字(あてじ) (ateji) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|ateji}} ateji (countable and uncountable, plural ateji)
  1. (linguistics) The use of kanji chosen primarily for their phonetic (narrow sense) or semantic (broad sense) value to represent foreign or native Japanese words, or the kanji so used. Wikipedia link: ateji Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (kanji used phonetically): 借字 (jièzì) (Chinese Mandarin), 当て字 (alt: あてじ) [ateji] (Japanese), 宛字 (alt: あてじ) [ateji] (Japanese), 아테지 [ateji] (Korean), 취음 (chwieum) (Korean), атэ́дзи (atɛ́dzi) [masculine] (Russian)

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} ateji
  1. Rōmaji transcription of あてじ Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: あてじ

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