借訓

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠k̚kɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

借(しゃっ)訓(くん) • (shakkun) 

1. using the 訓読(くんよ)み (kun'yomi, “native Japanese reading”) of kanji to represent 大和(やまと)言(こと)葉(ば) (yamato kotoba, “native Japanese words”), irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning

   Example: using 竜(たつ) (tatsu, “dragon”) to represent 立(た)つ (tatsu, “to stand”)

See also

• 当(あ)て字(じ) (ateji)