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11-30-2009, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Nagoyankee View Post
The term "child care" has always been こもり sound-wise and it's a 大和言葉. When we adopted kanji, someone just used 守 for the も(or もり) part. So, it may look like a contraction but it really isn't.   
Gotcha. Thanks! Does this count as 当て字 or not? 当て字、好きじゃねぇ!
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