Japanese

Alternative forms

• 重箱読

Noun

重箱読み ‎(hiragana じゅうばこよみ, romaji jūbakoyomi, historical hiragana ぢゆうばこよみ)

1. (linguistics) A reading pattern for certain kanji compound words, using the Chinese-derived on'yomi for the first kanji, and the native Japanese kun'yomi for the second kanji.

See also

• Contrast with 湯 (ゆ)桶 (とう)読 (よ)み ‎(yutōyomi), using the native Japanese kun'yomi for the first kanji, and the Chinese-derived on'yomi for the second kanji.
• 音読 (おんよ)み ‎(on'yomi)
• 訓読 (くんよ)み ‎(kun'yomi)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0