(2) A reading is a way of speaking the kanji out loud. Fair enough. (3) Kun readings are always used when the kanji appears alone, except apparently with numerals, and with those kanji which lack Kun readings. (4) On readings are almost always used when the kanji appears as part of a compound word. (3) is not true; it's a guideline, not a hard ...

@BraedenOrchard Here's at least one general "rule" you could keep in mind when it comes to ON vs KUN readings for words in Japanese (in general): use ON when you have combined kanji (for example: 天気{てんき}, 漢字{かんじ}, 同情{どうじょう}, etc.) and use KUN when you have single kanji or single kanji+hiragana (for example: 緑 ...

Kanji that is proceeded and followed by kana will most likely use the kun'yomi. Once again, there are exceptions to this rule too. Since kanji was adapted from Chinese, some Chinese words became part of the Japanese vocabulary. These Chinese cognates, while not the only exception, are the main exception to this rule.

The On-yomi is taken from the original Chinese reading of the kanji, and the Kun-yomi is the Japanese reading that has "adopted" the kanji, so to speak. As a general rule, if the kanji is by itself, (as in, it is not attached to other kanji, just hiragana) it generally takes on the Kun-yomi; if the kanji is part of a compound, it (and the other ...

Aug 16, 2023 · Kanji 日 has also reading に often used in 日本 ("Japan") and its compounds: 日本語 ("Japanese language"), 日本人 ("Japanese person") etc. All on readings of kanji 日 come from Middle Chinese *nyit, so /t/ in Early Middle Japanese forms of these readings (nit, zit) is regularly expected. ni developed as irregular shortening of nit.

Sep 12, 2019 · Same with To Meet in hira. The sound AU is used and again that is Kun when looking at the kanji. The dictionaries I have show the different meanings of a kanji, but I am not sure how they represent themselves in the On or Kun, just that they exist and these are the sounds with some having a few different ones.

Jan 15, 2017 · Strictly speaking, you can choose any reading for any kanji. (The only rule is that the reading has to be in hiragana. Well, and the rule that there are certain names or kanji that are off limits, like あくま.) Typically, there is a loose connection between the kanji and the reading, usually (part of) an on'yomi or a kun'yomi. For example,

Aug 19, 2017 · So it's not really a matter of drilling "on and kun readings" as one would drill country capitals. Things like -nin and hito aren't just "kanji readings"; they're words and word-pieces (morphemes) that occur in the Japanese language. You have to know what they mean if you want to speak Japanese; and, additionally, you have to know how they're ...

Indeed it looks as though the Western period . is used to separate the reading of the kanji from its okurigana and the Western hyphen -is used to indicate possible readings in compounds. Official list of jōyō kanji. The official jōyō kanji list published by the Agency of Cultural Affairs gives the readings as follows (no ., no -). Wikipedia

My advice is, if you can, try to memorize the kun+on, on+kun or even kun-kun kanji compounds as words, not trying to read and split their meaning and reading because they are very few compared to the onyomi compounds and some are very commonly used. I hope it helps!