Fun with Ateji 🈯

[MissMisc]

Ateji can have parts that borrow the reading of characters, the meaning of characters, or both, so yes it’s still ateji

It’s mentioned as ateji in the article you quoted as well ^^

For example, kōhī, the Japanese loanword for “coffee”, is generally written using the katakana コーヒー, but on coffee shop signs and menus, it is often written with the ateji 珈琲.