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音読み
on'yomi
Description
「音読み」は、漢字を中国から来た音で読む読み方です。
"音読み" is a way of reading kanji using the sounds that came from China.
たとえば「山」を「サン」と読むのが音読みです。
For example, reading "山" as "サン" is an 音読み.
Meanings
音読みon'yomi
Chinese-derived reading of a kanji character
この漢字の音読みを教えてください。
Please tell me the On'yomi reading of this kanji.
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Notes
- Etymology
音 (on, sound) + 読み (yomi, reading); contrasts with 訓読み, the native Japanese reading.
- Nuance
On'yomi often appears in compound words, while kun'yomi appears when a kanji stands alone.
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