訓読

See also: 訓讀

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
くん
Grade: 4
どく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

訓読 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 訓讀, hiragana くんどく, rōmaji kundoku)

  1. Synonym of 訓読み (kun'yomi, Japanese native reading for kanji (Chinese characters), by using the pronunciation of the native Japanese word that has the same meaning.)
    Example: reading (mountain, Middle Chinese: /ʃˠɛn/, Japanese on'yomi: さん (san)) as やま (yama), the native Japanese word for “mountain”.
  2. Short for 漢文訓読 (kanbun kundoku, Japanese reading of Classical Chinese by literal translation).
    Example: reading 青取之於藍而青於藍 as  (あお) (これ) (あい)より ()りて (しか) (あい)より (あお) (ao wa kore o ai yori torite shikamo ai yori aoshi).

Verb

訓読する (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 訓讀する, suru conjugation, hiragana くんどくする, rōmaji kundoku suru)

  1. to use the kun'yomi of a word, to read a word using the pronunciation of the native Japanese word
  2. to use kanbun kundoku for Classical Chinese
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
くん
Grade: 4
よ(み)
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 訓読 – see the following entry at 訓読み.
くんよみ【訓読み・訓読】
[noun](linguistics) Japanese native reading for kanji (Chinese characters), using 大和 (やまと) (こと) () (yamato kotoba, native Japanese words)
[verb]to use the kun'yomi of a word, to read a kanji using the pronunciation of a native Japanese word
(This term, 訓読, is an alternative kanji spelling of 訓読み.)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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