ateji

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Synonyms: atei, atemi

Antonyms: atei, atemi

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|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.

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