Japanese

Noun

義訓 ‎(hiragana ぎくん, romaji gikun)

1. false reading (a kanji compound whose reading does not match the readings of its component characters).
2. reading of a kanji by meaning; a kanji compound whose characters are used for meaning, not sound, such as 今日 ‎(きょう, kyō, “today”).

Synonyms

• (kanji used for meaning): 熟字訓 (じゅくじくん) ‎(jukujikun)

Antonyms

• 当 (あ)て字 (じ) ‎(ateji)