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    音読み

    音おん読よみ​

    on reading

    KMT7CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEducationKanji Vocab25 strokes

    おんよみ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    on reading, on'yomi, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

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    この漢かん字じの音おん読よみは何なんですか。

    What is the on'yomi of this kanji?

    KMT5EducationCore Concepts
    熟じゅく語ごはたいてい漢かん字じの音おん読よみで読よまれます。

    Compound words are usually read with the kanji's on'yomi.

    KMT7EducationCore Concepts
    多おおくの漢かん字じには複ふく数すうの音おん読よみがあり、文ぶん脈みゃくによって使つかい分わけが必ひつ要ようです。

    Many kanji have multiple on'yomi, and it's necessary to use them differently depending on the context.

    KMT7EducationCore Concepts
    音おん読よみは中ちゅう国ごく語ごの発はつ音おんに由ゆ来らいしているため、似にた響ひびきを持もつものが多おおいです。

    Since on'yomi originate from Chinese pronunciation, many of them have similar sounds.

    KMT7EducationHistory
    音おん読よみと訓くん読よみを区く別べつすることは、日に本ほん語ご学がく習しゅうの重じゅう要ようなステップです。

    Distinguishing between on'yomi and kun'yomi is an important step in learning Japanese.

    KMT8EducationCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    音
    おと・ね…(5)
    sound・noise
    Kanji
    読
    よ.む・-よ.み…(4)
    read
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
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