Vocabulary

What does 訓 (くん, kun) mean?

訓 (くん, kun) means kun reading, native Japanese reading.

Quick facts
Readingくん
Romajikun
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
くん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkun

kun reading, native Japanese reading

  1. 1noun native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
  2. 2noun · suffix precept; lesson; one's teachings

Example sentences

  • I memorize both the on-reading and the kun-reading.

  • Please tell me the kun reading of this kanji.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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