Word Meaning 宛字

あてじ ateji

宛字 is read as あてじ (ateji) and means kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading.

Meaning

English

  1. kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
  2. kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning
  3. phonetic-equivalent character
  4. substitute character

Reading

Kana

あてじ

Romaji

ateji

Writing Variants

  • あて字 あてじ ateji
  • 宛て字 あてじ ateji
  • 当て字 あてじ ateji
  • 当字 あてじ ateji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 113984 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

宛先

あてさき

address

宛名

あてな

name and address (on an envelope, etc.)

宛書

あてがき

addressee's name and address

宛名書き

あてながき

addressing (e.g. writing an address on an envelope)

宛先アドレス

あてさきあどれす

destination address

宛所

あてしょ

address (of a letter, parcel, etc.)

宛転

えんてん

(of eyebrows) shapely

宛然

えんぜん

as if

宛先変更

あてさきへんこう

redirection

数字

すうじ

numeral

活字

かつじ

printed text

横文字

よこもじ

European language