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kun-yomi

kun-yomi noun: a reading of a kanji that is not derived from the kanji's original pronunciation borrowed from Chinese.

Noun

kun-yomi

  1. A reading of a kanji that is not derived from the kanji's original pronunciation borrowed from Chinese

Origin of kun-yomi

From Japanese 訓読み.

Questions about kun-yomi

What does kun-yomi mean?
Kun-yomi means a reading of a kanji that is not derived from the kanji's original pronunciation borrowed from Chinese.
What part of speech is kun-yomi?
Kun-yomi is a noun.

Words near kun-yomi in the dictionary

  1. kumys
  2. kumyshka
  3. Kumārajīva
  4. kun
  5. Kun'burudhoo
  6. kun-yomi
  7. kuna
  8. Kunaaveshi
  9. kunafa
  10. kunafas
  11. kunafeh

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