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ateji

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Borrowed from Japanese 当(あ)て字(じ) (ateji) or 宛字(あてじ) (ateji).

noun ateji

countable, uncountable 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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noun kanji used phonetically

한국어	아테지, 취음 chwieum
日本語	当て字, 宛字
中文	借字 jièzì
Русский	атэ́дзи atɛ́dzi

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"ateji." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ateji. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ateji. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ateji

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"ateji." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ateji.

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@misc{ateji_2026,
  title = {ateji},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ateji},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}