Sep 20, 2021 · @Skye-AT I think that wikipedia page might not be particularly helpful. I know what ateji are, but, if I were unfamiliar with the concept or Japanese writing in general and already confused about ateji, I don't think that page would have helped me. It's perhaps a bit too much information absorb and take in (if that makes sense). –

May 14, 2015 · On 独逸 the kanji choice for Germany. It is not phonetic but ideological and deliberately anti-German. This is in accord with the Chinese/East Asian 華夷思想 Huáyí Sīxiăng (J. Kai Shisô):Thought that the own culture is superior and contempt of others regarded as 夷 ‘retarded Uncivilized’ or ‘animals’ (and insects) below human beings (also 中華思想 …

Nov 25, 2024 · On'yomi and ateji are not mutually exclusive concepts. In the case of 面倒, it's an ateji that utilizes on'yomi. On'yomi means the reading originated from old Chinese. For 面, its on'yomi is めん and kun'yomi is つら. For 倒, its on'yomi is とう/どう and its kun'yomi is たお(れ …

most of the ateji i listed, can be found on this dictionary " 宛字外来語辞典" ateji gairaigo jiten, published from 柏書房, kashiwa shobou: which has references for each usage, mainly from Meiji era. as far as i know, this dictionary is the best of its kind.

Country names are nowadays usually written in katakana although the ateji do feature in abbreviations, where usually the first character of the ateji is used. (A well-known exception being 米 from 亜米利加 because 亜 had already been used for 亜細亜【アジア】.) In case of Colombia, Wikipedia actually lists many ateji: 哥倫比亜 ...

Apr 15, 2016 · 馬鹿 is an ateji, which means either the readings of the individual kanji do not match the reading of the word, or the meanings of the individual kanji do not match the meaning of the word. In this case, it's the latter - why would an idiot be described as a horse and/or a deer?

Jan 1, 2021 · Ateji and jukujikun are indeed confusing to some, but credible resources never make such a mistake, and I recommend you distinguish them correctly, too. Furigana for ateji like 亜米利加 and 出鱈目 can be easily split into individual kanji readings, so your problem happens only with jukujikun .

Nov 14, 2024 · In monolingual dictionaries, how is ateji indicated in the headwords? Is there a sort-of standard? E.g. in the sankoku (三省堂国語辞典 第八版）I sometimes see red brackets around part of the kanji, or all the kanji in a word. Does that indicate ateji, or …

Jul 10, 2016 · It even says 「当て字で[遊]{あそ}ぼう」("Let's play with ateji!") in a highlighted color. The four ateji patterns given are completely random and just for fun. All I want to do here is to explain the first two patterns as many Japanese …

Jan 6, 2025 · From Wikipedia: 水石という呼称には、水盤に入れた石に水をふりかけると色が濃くなり、美しく見えるからであるという説と、古来、日本の公家社会・武家社会の茶席などで、床の間を飾る置物として、山水景を感じとれる石として重用された「山水石」もしくは「山水景石」が省略されたもので ...