| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | reading a kanji compound using the Japanese pronunciation of each of its characters | 文字読み |
| gen. | n using the Chinese-reading of kanji to represent native Japanese words | 借音 (irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning) |
| gen. | n using the Japanese-reading of kanji to represent native Japanese words | 借訓 (irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning) |
| gen. | n work using the hands | 手業 |