jukujikun

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noun

A Japanese word whose kanji spelling conveys the meaning based on the individual characters, but whose reading is not directly related to the spelling.

OriginJapanese 熟字訓 →
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Meanings

nounjukujikun (plural jukujikun)
  1. human sciencesA Japanese word whose kanji spelling conveys the meaning based on the individual characters, but whose reading is not directly related to the spelling.

Origin

  1. Japanese熟字訓
  2. Englishjukujikun

Borrowed from Japanese 熟字訓 (jukujikun, literally “compound character reading”).

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APA

jukujikun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jukujikun

MLA

“jukujikun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jukujikun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jukujikun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jukujikun.

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