kun-reading

(thing) by pfft (1.3 d) Sat Nov 18 2000 at 22:37:20

(From Japanese kun'yomi 訓読み.) The "native Japanese" reaing of a kanji; see on-reading for more. "kun" literally means "teaching, precept" -- I don't know how it aquired the present sense.

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