on'yomi

Japanese

Noun

on'yomi (hiragana おんよみ)

1. 音読み, 音読: A Japanese reading (yomi) of a kanji character based on the original Chinese pronunciation.

Related terms

• Contrast with kun'yomi (訓読み, ), the native Japanese reading (yomi) of a kanji character based on the original ancient Japanese word of that meaning.
• Related to kun'yomi, nanori (名乗り, なのり) is used for readings of names, (given names and sometimes place names).

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