当て字を読み解きましょう！ or...Let's decipher kanji that borrow (Ateji)

#1

I would like to share a local shop that borrows both the reading AND meaning of kanji characters for a foreign word:

Tofugu article about ateji: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/weird-kanji-readings/

多幸寿 Tacos

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#2

『初中国で誰もが驚愕するのかこれ。。。』
https://backnumber.dailyportalz.jp/koneta05/07/18/02/index.htm

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#4

I did not even know what ちゃりmeant, had to look for it in the dictionary. What is its etymology?

I am still brainstorming on what the ateji could stand for (please no spoiler).

#5

That’s チャーリー, though. As in, the name Charlie. Isn’t it?

As for ちゃり, Wiktionary suggests that it might be an abbreviation of チャリオット (= chariot), but adds that’s probably folk etymology.

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#6

Pretty sure you meant 多幸寿 :wink:

#7

Aha. Suddenly the ateji makes a whole lot more sense. :slightly_smiling_face:

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#8

訂正お詫び申し上げます。。。上記の通りで御座います！

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#9

OOPS, mea culpa…笑

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#10

Yeah, peeps…the ateji thingy can be confusing, eh?! Charlie’s Tacos