叔母 さん
obasan
Meanings
- aunt
Specificity
This word is written using the ateji (当て字) writing technique specific to the Japanese language.br>
It is a writing technique in which characters (Kanji) are used not for their meaning, but for their phonetics.
Essentially, ateji consists of using Kanji characters to represent sounds, regardless of their usual meaning.
This technique is commonly used to write words borrowed from abroad, as well as names of places, people or things.