訓読み

• 読み: くんよみ
• ローマ字: kunyomi
• 漢字の分解: 訓 (kun) — native Japanese reading, instruction; 読 (yo) — read; み (mi) — nominaliser
• 発音: /kɯɴ.jo.mi/

意味

Kun'yomi; the native Japanese reading of a kanji character, as opposed to the Sino-Japanese (on'yomi) reading.

A noun for the reading assigned to a kanji based on a pre-existing native Japanese word (和語) that the character was used to represent. For example, 山 has the kun'yomi やま (yama) alongside the on'yomi さん/せん. Most kanji have at least one kun'yomi and one on'yomi, and mastering both is essential for Japanese literacy. 訓読み is a foundational concept in Japanese language education and linguistics.

例文

1. 山という漢字の訓読みはやまで、音読みはさん・せんとなる。
2. 訓読みは漢字に当てはめた日本語固有の読み方で、和語に由来する。
3. 同じ漢字でも訓読みと音読みで意味が微妙に異なることがある。

使い方ガイド

場面: language education, linguistics, kanji study

トーン: educational

起源と歴史

Native Japanese compound. 訓 (くん) refers to a native Japanese reading of a character and 読み (よみ) means 'reading'. The term contrasts with 音読み (on'yomi), the Sino-Japanese reading based on Chinese pronunciation.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal