can someone please explain me what exactly are ateji and how they differ from
on'yomi? I have been told already, but I can't get my head around it.
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words ateji onyomi
What is ateji? Are they different from on'yomi?
In simplest form, on'yomi and kun'yomi are ways of reading kanji that relate
to the meaning of the character. So, for example, if 独 is referring to
something being alone, then you're using either an on'yomi (e.g. doku) or a
kun'yomi (e.g. hitori).

If you take a kanji's reading and use it to write another word, then that's
ateji. For example, if you use 独 as the "do" in "doitsu", meaning Germany,
then that's an ateji.
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