訓 読(くんよ)み

くんよみ

noun

kun'yomi, Japanese reading of kanji

See also: 音読(おんよ)み (Chinese reading)

1. kun'yomi, native Japanese reading of kanji

The reading of a kanji character based on the native Japanese word for its meaning. Contrasts with on'yomi (Chinese-derived reading).

「山(やま)」の訓読(くんよ)みは「やま」だ。

The kun'yomi of "山" is "yama."

送(おく)りがなが付(つ)く漢字(かんじ)は訓読(くんよ)みが多(おお)い。

Kanji with okurigana are often read with kun'yomi.

訓読(くんよ)みは日本語(にほんご)の意味(いみ)に基(もと)づいた読(よ)み方(かた)だ。

Kun'yomi are readings based on the Japanese meaning of the character.

訓読(くんよ)み literally means "meaning reading," referring to native Japanese readings.

Related words

音読(おんよ)み: on'yomi (Chinese-derived reading)

Usage

Kun'yomi are typically used when a kanji appears alone or with okurigana (送(おく)りがな). For example, 山(やま) (yama) uses the kun'yomi, while 登山(とざん) (tozan) uses on'yomi.

Related Words

Compare: 字音(じおん) (Sino-Japanese (on) reading of a kanji)

Compare: 熟字訓(じゅくじくん) (special kanji compound reading)

Compare: 音訓(おんくん) (on'yomi and kun'yomi)

Compare: 訓読(くんどく) (reading classical Chinese as Japanese)

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Added 2026.2.7 20:20 · Revised 2026.10.10 3:51

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