同訓異字

Reading

Kana: どうくんいじ

Romaji: doukun'iji

Definition

noun

1

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

See also: 暑い 熱い

Kanji

同

Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ

Meanings: same, agree, equal

訓

Readings: クン、 キン、 おし.える、 よ.む、 くん.ずる

Meanings: instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read

異

Readings: イ、 こと、 こと.なる、 け

Meanings: uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

字

Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な

Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village