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The number of hiragana to write the pronunciation of kanji always seems to be
longer than or equal to the number of kanji. I.e. each kanji corresponds to
one or more hiragana.

Are there any words that take up more characters (or maybe more syllables)
when written as kanji rather than hiragana/katakana? Where multiple kanji
correspond to fewer hiragana or syllables?
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Are there any words that are longer in kanji than in hiragana?
Yes, [熟字訓](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/24513/5010) words have no
direct connection between its kanji spelling and its reading, and a few of
them are actually longer in kanji than in kana, but these kanji are rare and
not actively used in modern Japanese exchanges.

  * [再従兄弟](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%AF%E3%81%A8%E3%81%93) はとこ (second cousin​; usually written in kana)
  * [百舌鳥](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%82%BA) もず (bull-headed shrike; usually written in kana)
  * [香具師](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%99%E5%85%B7%E5%B8%AB) やし (a type of old-time street performer; obsolete word)

[Here](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q14155221379)
are some more examples. I haven’t checked all of them, but most of them are
very rare.
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