Meaning

Primary

On'yomi And Kun'yomi

Alternative

Chinese And Japanese Readings

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You've seen (hopefully) 音読み and 訓読み. This is a combination of the two. This is on'yomi and kun'yomi, aka the Chinese and Japanese readings.

Reading

おんくん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

漢字の音訓の見分け方を教えてください。

Please teach me how to differentiate between on'yomi and kun'yomi.

これは常用漢字の音訓表です。

This is a Chinese and Japanese reading chart of commonly used kanji.

漢字の音訓って、例外も多いし、それぞれ二つ以上あるものもあるし、いちいちどれが音読みでどれが訓読みなのかを覚える必要ってあるんですかね?

In kanji, there are many exceptions to both on'yomi and kun'yomi readings, and many characters have multiple readings. Is it really necessary to memorize which readings are on'yomi and which are kun'yomi for each character?

Kanji Composition