kun

Meaning

Noun

In the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on.

Origin

From Japanese 訓読み, kun'yomi, literally "meaning reading" (i.e. pronunciation based on meaning).

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