kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning
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あてじ
Noun
1.
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning, phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character, ateji
2.
kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
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