言葉Kotoba

当て字

JLPT N1

Written & reading forms

Also written

Meanings

  1. 01

    Noun

    kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character

  2. 02

    Noun

    kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading

Pitch accent

Red line shows relative high and low pitch by mora. Pronunciation can vary by region and speaker.

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