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How do you pronounce “宿命”? Google says it is pronounced “しゅくめい“ but I listened it being pronounced as “さだめ“ in a song, which also is “定め”

naruto
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Lorien
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    I have never heard 宿命 pronounced 「さだめ」. Are you sure you didn't mishear? [Context, please.](https://japanese.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2189/what-should-i-do-if-i-was-asked-for-the-context-why-is-it-important) What song? The word 定め _can mean_ 宿命 though. – Eddie Kal Feb 16 '21 at 01:17
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    Possible duplicate: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29431/5010 – naruto Feb 16 '21 at 02:30

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https://search2.j-lyric.net/index.php?kt=&ct=2&ka=&ca=2&kl=宿命%28さだめ%29&cl=2 It's ateji, often found in lyrics. There are many lyrics that don't say how to read them, so there are actually more than this. Other common ateji https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%22歌詞%22%22当て字%22

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