Juubakoyomi - Juubakoyomi

This refers to the reading (and the word) of a word consisting of two kanji characters, where the top character is read as on and the bottom character is read as kun, such as "juu (weight)/bako (box)." To distinguish it from words where the top character is read as kun and the bottom character is read as on, such as "yu (water)/tou (tub)," this is called yu-oke reading. Examples can be found as far back as the early Heian period, but their number increased in the Middle Ages and has continued to the present day. The term jubako reading appears to have originated in the Middle Ages and early modern periods, but in modern language, there are so many examples that it is not really considered to have any real meaning. "Kimochi (feeling)," "Ekiuri (station seller)," "Ichidoki (temporary)," "Shakuya (rented house)," and "Engumi (marriage)" are some examples that are very commonly used.

[Kondo Yasuhiro]

"A Study of Chinese Words in the Japanese Language" by Takao Yamada (1940, Hobunkan)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

漢字2字による語を、「重(じゅう)・箱(ばこ)」のように、上の1字を音で、下の1字を訓で読む読み方（およびその語）をいう。「湯(ゆ)・桶(とう)」のように上を訓で、下を音で読むものは、湯桶読みといわれて区別される。古くは平安初期から例があるが、中世にその数が増加して現代に至っている。重箱読みという名称は中・近世に発生したものであるらしいが、現代語では、あまりにもその例が増加しているために、実質的には意味をもたないほど意識されない存在である。「気持(きもち)」「駅売(えきうり)」「一時(いちどき)」「借家(しゃくや)」「縁組(えんぐみ)」などは、ごく一般的に用いられている例である。

［近藤泰弘］

『山田孝雄著『国語の中に於ける漢語の研究』（1940・宝文館）』

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