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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
音読みon (Chinese) reading of kanji
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1.
on reading, on'yomi, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
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音読み 【おんよみ】
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漢字には音読みと訓読みがある。
Kanji has both on (Chinese) reading and kun (Japanese) reading. {on (Chinese) reading of kanji}
音読みは昔の中国の発音が元になっています。
The on (Chinese) reading of kanji is based on the ancient Chinese pronunciation. {on (Chinese) reading of kanji}
「人」という漢字の音読みはジンやニンである。
The on (Chinese) reading of the kanji character for "human" is either "Jin" or "Nin". {on (Chinese) reading of kanji}
音読みが複数あるこの漢字は、漢字学習者にとって厄介である。
This kanji, which has multiple on (Chinese) readings, is troublesome for kanji learners. {on (Chinese) reading of kanji}
「林」の「リン」や「音」の「イン」といった読み方は、音読みです。
The pronunciation of "Rin" in "Hayashi" and "In" in "Oto", are examples of the on (Chinese) reading of kanji. {on (Chinese) reading of kanji}
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