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Cf. Ateji in Japan where kanji were fitted to Latin words. It was more common in the past, transliteration is more popular now. A daily use of ateji is for abb
by rangibaby 8y ago
Cf. Ateji in Japan where kanji were fitted to Latin words. It was more common in the past, transliteration is more popular now.
A daily use of ateji is for abbreviations for country:
仏 fu, 仏蘭西, France
英 ei from 英吉利, England
米 from 亜米利加, America
露 from 露西亞, Russia
One that uses katakana:
ソ from ソビエト連邦, Soviet Union
Usage: 米ドル bei doru, US dollar, 英国 United Kingdom
米 is used for America because 亜 was already an abbreviation for 亜細亜, Asia.