Word Meaning 同訓異字

どうくんいじ doukuniji

同訓異字 is read as どうくんいじ (doukuniji) and means (words with) different kanji but the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning).

Meaning

English

(words with) different kanji but the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)

Reading

Kana

どうくんいじ

Romaji

doukuniji

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 58116 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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異字同訓

いじどうくん

(words with) different kanji but the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)

同音異字

どうおんいじ

homophony (having the same pronunciation as another word but a different written form)

同訓異義語

どうくんいぎご

homonym that has a native Japanese reading

同名異人

どうめいいじん

namesake

同異

どうい

similarities and differences

同形異義性

どうけいいぎせい

homography

同形同音異義性

どうけいどうおんいぎせい

homonymy

同形異義語

どうけいいぎご

homograph

同形異音語

どうけいいおんご

heteronym

同音異義語

どうおんいぎご

homophone

同音異義

どうおんいぎ

homophony (having the same pronunciation as another word but a different meaning)

同工異曲

どうこういきょく

equal workmanship but different style