- 1. [n] reading assigned to a kanji compound whose constituent characters are related to the word's meaning but not its pronunciation; kanji compound reading that has no correspondence to the readings of the constituent characters — e.g. 昨日 (きのう), 大人 (おとな)
Kanji in this word
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熟
mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skillOn: ジュク (juku)Kun: う.れる (u.reru)
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字
character, letter, word, section of villageOn: ジ (ji)Kun: あざ (aza)、 あざな (azana)、 -な (-na)
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訓
instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, readOn: クン (kun)、 キン (kin)Kun: おし.える (oshi.eru)、 よ.む (yo.mu)、 くん.ずる (kun.zuru)