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A daily use of ateji is for abbreviations for country:
仏 fu, 仏蘭西, France 英 ei from 英吉利, England 米 from 亜米利加, America 露 from 露西亞, Russia
One that uses katakana: ソ from ソビエト連邦, Soviet Union
Usage: 米ドル bei doru, US dollar, 英国 United Kingdom
米 is used for America because 亜 was already an abbreviation for 亜細亜, Asia.
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A daily use of ateji is for abbreviations for country:
仏 fu, 仏蘭西, France 英 ei from 英吉利, England 米 from 亜米利加, America 露 from 露西亞, Russia
One that uses katakana: ソ from ソビエト連邦, Soviet Union
Usage: 米ドル bei doru, US dollar, 英国 United Kingdom
米 is used for America because 亜 was already an abbreviation for 亜細亜, Asia.