What does 同音異義語 mean?
同音異義語 is a Japanese noun meaning “homophone” or “homonym” in English. It is written as 同音異義語 in kanji, どうおんいぎご in hiragana, and douon'igigo in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
日本語には同音異義語が多い。
Japanese has a lot of homophones.
「橋」と「箸」は同音異義語だ。
橋 and 箸 are homophones.