kun
In the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on.
Noun
- In the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on.
- Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
Origin
From Japanese 訓読み (kun'yomi), literally "meaning reading" (i.e. pronunciation based on meaning).