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JLPT N3 Intermediate

音読み

Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

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音読みする verb form
訓読み its counterpart, the native Japanese reading
Noun, Suru verb

"Chinese Reading" of a Kanji

The Sino-Japanese reading of a kanji character, primarily used within multi-character compound words.

Example

「 学 」 の 音読み は 「 ガク 」 で 、 訓読み は 「 まなぶ 」 です 。

The onyomi for 「学」 is "gaku," and the kun'yomi is "manabu."

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音読み
おんよみ
Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
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