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    3. 熟字訓

    熟字訓

    熟じゅく字じ訓くん

    reading assigned to a kanji compound whose constituent characters are related to the word's meaning but not its pronunciation

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    じゅくじくん

    Noun

    1.
    reading assigned to a kanji compound whose constituent characters are related to the word's meaning but not its pronunciation, kanji compound reading that has no correspondence to the readings of the constituent characters

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    Kanji that make up this word

    熟
    う.れる…(1)
    mellow・ripen・mature・acquire skill
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
    訓
    おし.える・よ.む・くん.ずる…(8)
    instruction・Japanese character reading・explanation・read
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