the use of 万葉仮名 (man'yōgana) to spell sounds in Old Japanese, irrespective of the kanji's meaning

借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨te⟩

to express, to say in words, to put into words

to show, to make apparent / to express, to put into words / to signify, to represent, to symbolize, to stand for

to borrow

borrowing, a debt, a loan (for the borrower, not the lender) / (obsolete) in the Edo period, a system for arranging house calls by prostitutes

sound; echo; voice

a sound / when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame / news, tidings / a reply, response

using the 訓読(くんよ)み (kun'yomi, “native Japanese reading”) of kanji to represent 大和(やまと)言(こと)葉(ば) (yamato kotoba, “native Japanese words”), irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning

Alternative spelling of 宿借り (“hermit crabs”)