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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 古音

    古音

    古こ音おん

    ko-on

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab14 strokes

    こおん

    Noun

    1.
    ko-on, ancient reading, reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    古
    ふる.い・ふる-・-ふる.す…(2)
    old
    音
    おと・ね…(5)
    sound・noise
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