Editing Kanji (section)

===Mixed readings {{anchor|jūbako|juubako|jubako|yutō|yutou|yuto}} ===
[[File:Jūbako.jpg|thumb|A {{Nihongo||重箱|jūbako}}, which has a mixed {{translit|ja|on-kun}} reading]]
[[File:Pail,yutou,soba-yu,katori-city,japan.JPG|thumb|A {{Nihongo||湯桶|yutō}}, which has a mixed {{translit|ja|kun-on}} reading]]
There are many kanji compounds that use a mixture of {{translit|ja|on'yomi}} and {{translit|ja|kun'yomi}}; these may be considered [[hybrid word]]s. Readings in which the first kanji is ''on'yomi'' and the second is ''kun'yomi'' are classified as {{Nihongo||重箱読み|jūbakoyomi|multi-layered food box reading}}, while ''kun-on'' words are classified as {{Nihongo||湯桶読み|yutōyomi|hot liquid pail reading}}. The words ''jūbako'' and ''yutō'' are themselves examples of the reading patterns they represent (they are [[autological word]]s). Other examples include {{nihongo||場所|basho|"place", {{translit|ja|kun-on}}}}, {{nihongo||金色|kin'iro|"golden", {{translit|ja|on-kun}}}} and {{nihongo||合気道|aikidō|the martial art [[Aikido]]", {{translit|ja|kun-on-on}}}}.

{{translit|ja|[[Ateji]]}} often use mixed readings. For instance, the city of [[Sapporo]] ({{lang|ja|サッポロ}}), whose name derives from the [[Ainu language]] and has no meaning in Japanese, is written with the {{translit|ja|on-kun}} compound {{nihongo|札幌||sapporo}} (which includes {{translit|ja|[[sokuon]]}} as if it were a purely {{translit|ja|on}} compound).