kun

noun

kun

noun

Etymology From Japanese 訓読み (kun'yomi), literally "meaning reading" (i.e. pronunciation based on meaning).

1

In the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on.

  • Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
Related terms
kun-yomi, on

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