借訓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃく > しゃっ
Grade: 4
くん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠k̚kɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

(しゃっ)(くん) • (shakkun

  1. using the 訓読(くんよ) (kun'yomi, native Japanese reading) of kanji to represent 大和(やまと)(こと)() (yamato kotoba, native Japanese words), irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning
    Example: using (たつ) (tatsu, dragon) to represent () (tatsu, to stand)

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See also