What are these types of 当て字?


I was trying to find ways to translate people's names into 当て字, and came
across [this website](http://isop.sub.jp/main3/isop_mobile/ateji/ateji.html)
that seems to list 4 types of 当て字:  
暴走族風【ぼうそうぞくふう】, 宝塚風【たからづかふう】, お子様風【おこさまふう】, 難読文字【なんどくもじ】  
The best translation I can make is "Biker-style", "Takarazuka-style",
"Childlike-style", and "Difficult Words". Are these 4 standard types of 当て字,
or is it something the author of the website made up himself?




First and foremost, that website is **_in no way_** an authoritative guide to
[当]{あ}て[字]{じ}. It even says 「当て字で[遊]{あそ}ぼう」("Let's play with ateji!") in a
highlighted color. The four ateji patterns given are completely random and
just for fun.

All I want to do here is to explain the first two patterns as many Japanese-
learners would be unfamiliar with the ideas behind them. The other two,
「お[子様風]{こさまふう}」 and 「[難読文字風]{なんどくもじふう}」 could be figured out by using a
dictionary.

1) [暴走族風]{ぼうそうぞくふう}

暴走族 (hot-rodders) are known for their love of kanji. They write everything in
kanji --- but only in abnormal kanji. Below, they are saying 「よろしく！アイラブユー」 and
that kanji version of 「よろしく」 is very famous among us non-暴走族 Japanese citizens
as well.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HVahm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HVahm.jpg)  
(source:
[blogimg.jp](http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/galud_school/imgs/c/b/cb6ff566.jpg))

2) [宝塚風]{たからづかふう}

宝塚 is a highly popular female-only theatrical company. (It is almost
impossible to get tickets for its shows!)

The actresses of Takarazuka, with basically no exceptions, have **_dramatic-
sounding and gorgeous-looking_** stage names - both first and last names.
Below are some examples.

![enter image description
here](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca7Dw8OUMAAMmWA.jpg)

Some of you might notice that the list contains masculine-sounding names. That
is because some actresses of Takarazuka always play the male parts.




First and foremost, that website is **_in no way_** an authoritative guide to
[当]{あ}て[字]{じ}. It even says 「当て字で[遊]{あそ}ぼう」("Let's play with ateji!") in a
highlighted color. The four ateji patterns given are completely random and
just for fun.

All I want to do here is to explain the first two patterns as many Japanese-
learners would be unfamiliar with the ideas behind them. The other two,
「お[子様風]{こさまふう}」 and 「[難読文字風]{なんどくもじふう}」 could be figured out by using a
dictionary.

1) [暴走族風]{ぼうそうぞくふう}

暴走族 (hot-rodders) are known for their love of kanji. They write everything in
kanji --- but only in abnormal kanji. Below, they are saying 「よろしく！アイラブユー」 and
that kanji version of 「よろしく」 is very famous among us non-暴走族 Japanese citizens
as well.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HVahm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HVahm.jpg)  
(source:
[blogimg.jp](http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/galud_school/imgs/c/b/cb6ff566.jpg))

2) [宝塚風]{たからづかふう}

宝塚 is a highly popular female-only theatrical company. (It is almost
impossible to get tickets for its shows!)

The actresses of Takarazuka, with basically no exceptions, have **_dramatic-
sounding and gorgeous-looking_** stage names - both first and last names.
Below are some examples.

![enter image description
here](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca7Dw8OUMAAMmWA.jpg)

Some of you might notice that the list contains masculine-sounding names. That
is because some actresses of Takarazuka always play the male parts.

