Ask a Japanese Teacher! ON or KUN reading?

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I'm literally tearing up. 😢 this is the best explanation I've seen.

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I totally agree!

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[@shirotokuro1675]

That’s pretty excessive for just learning how kanji pronunciation works

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Every time I feel like I am getting the grasp of things ... it keeps getting more complicated ...

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Nothing easily obtained is worth it.

[@ando1135]

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[@chikipichi5280]

I thought the video made this pretty easy

[@DanksterPaws]

Me on the first day: Wtf 3 scripts? Me after learning Hiragana: wtf now I have to relearn it with Katakana? Me after learning Katakana: okay.. here comes kanji... wish me luck Me after learning some Radicals and Kanji: Okay I don’t think it’s that har- *Kunyomi reading appears* Me: WTF Me after accepting thats there are two readings: *Multiple onyomi and kunyomi readings appears* 💀 i will kamikaze myself

[@OiiAris]

Don’t forget grammar rules

[@user-jh4rr2es5w]

Ah i see the onyomi is written in katakana because it was from china and the kunyomi is written in hiragana as it is from japan

[@psychotakutv763]

Thats what o wnated to ask owo

[@user-jp7ib4nm3m]

That is correct

[@dubmau50647]

Wow 😲, so that makes sense 🙂

[@grotesquefigure]

Woww now I understand!

[@ssayuriss]

なるほど。

[@therealhardrock]

So "san" is the ON reading of the word for mountain. I was confused when it sounded like Japanese characters in Monster movies and anime were calling Mt. Fuji "Mister Fuji."

[@sentival]

Thats what i thought too... i thought because they respect mount fuji and call it fuji with さん instead of 山 XD

[@weedward4209]

same jajajajaj

[@al-c321]

lolol at first I thought of that too, Fuji-san literally meant Fuji Mountain

[@edenmarble8048]

​@@al-c321 Thank you, I have been so confused and your comment made all the bits of comment section info connect. I haven't watched anime in awhile, brought it allll back.

[@MinnalBot_]

Jujutsu kaisen?

[@slinkyatrest]

it's fun because it's needlessly complicated o_O

[@regressiveparty]

Right? Like what is the point of keeping two readings for the same thing? It adds complexity with no added clarity. You could just use Kun for everything

[@MarcoLongoMusic]

This comment matches your avatar perfectly

[@looneymar9153]

​@@regressiveparty in the other hand - this is pretty similar to what synonyms are, but with same spelling

[@looneymar9153]

@@regressiveparty also there are kanji w/o kuns or with several of them

[@zanderhamilton7908]

@@looneymar9153 I sort of agree. Although I think synonyms are more useful than kun yomi and on yomi because you can use synonyms to convey different tones based on the intensity of the different words. With kun yomi and on yomi... well I don't see any use in having both.

[@atruv2089]

This helped me so much. But of course... there HAD to be exception words that don't follow the rules... ugh.

[@ninetysix8278]

Actually there is no rule u can pronounce anywah

[@Kailz]

Right as if it isn’t hard enough 😪

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@@Kailz ikr😩

[@user-fl7zn2tn9q]

If you put exceptions in English perspective, you will see that there are also many exceptions to proper English pronunciation. It is just much easier for you because of overexposure.

[@user-kp9of7re9q]

If you don’t know kun or on just read in on yomi

[@turbounionn]

Why, Japan?

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@tatsuki ogawara ...ok

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Try learning English from scratch, and you'll find out Japanese is a lot easier.

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@@indigofenrir7236 lmao, English is my third language and it doesn't even begin to compare to the difficulty level of Japanese.

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@@indigofenrir7236 lmfao, i learned english without even trying

[@indigofenrir7236]

@@viniciusalexandre898 Lol, you're saying you didn't get even slightly frustrated at irregular verb conjugation, noun pluralization, pronoun usage, modifier placement, idioms, sentence length, punctuation, and proper pronunciation and spelling? Yeah right.

[@annakravtsova1902]

I have been studying Kanji for a pretty long time, and I am still confused (lol) whether I should literally memorize both kun and on readings along with the Kanji itself, or if I should just try to remember the kun reading along with the words that include the Kanji. Or both? It's easy when there are two readings, but when there are 15, they make my head spin :D

[@10ReasonsWhy]

In my experience, its better to learn the context of the word. Memorising the 3 different pronunciations for 山 by itself is harder than if the word is 富士山. I just remember the phrase it's used in, but Chinese is my mother tongue so it might be different for you.

[@annakravtsova1902]

You mean you just memorize the words rather than the readings on their own, right? I'm really inclined to do that as well, it seems to make much more sense. Thank you for your advice! :)

[@10ReasonsWhy]

Anna Kravtsova Yup, that's what I mean, didn't know how to phrase it properly, haha.

[@annakravtsova1902]

4SidedStar You phrased it just fine! Thanks!

[@OpposingMyself]

Chinese is not my mother tongue, and I completely agree, I think that's the way to do it. With each new Kanji find a word containing it and study the word. You'll start to naturally pick up on some of the readings. Don't learn the readings just for the sake of knowing, learn new readings as they appear in new words. You can make lists of the words and when studying you'll increase both your vocabulary and knowledge of Kanji.

[@Kntrabssi]

Wow, I’ve been looking everywhere for a digestible explanation to onyumi and kunyumi and this cleared it up 100%. ありがとうございます！

[@LittleImpaler]

ありがとう😊

[@GG_Bro]

what about 生? it has 17 kun-reading and 2 on-reading

[@Rudenbehr]

One person said to learn the word in context rather than just learning it all at once.

[@crabby6617]

Don't waste your time learning them all, learn the ones that are most used.

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@@crabby6617 Learn the ones that are most used first, then the ones that are used more sparingly.

[@leyabelay8081]

wait what?!?! I thought kanji characters only had one kun and one on readings 0-0

[@ChiGyu620]

@@leyabelay8081 Lol, no. That would make way too much sense. Some kanji can have literally dozens of different readings. It's a nightmare.

[@GabeDoesStuff5432123]

I've had so SO SO SO much trouble wrapping my head around this and you finally made it so clear! Thank you so much for this explanation, it did what other instructors couldn't.

[@user-ze2br9ks3t]

So now we've got a rule that one single kanji reads as "kun" and more than one kanji reads as "on". But it doesn't always work. Sometimes a single kanji may also read as "on" such as 急(kyuu)(means"hurry"), and kanji in a compound word may also read as "kun" such as 弓矢(yumi-ya)(means "bow and arrow").

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I studied japanese at university for four years, bridging college for 2 before tht and lived in Japan for a couple years. This is the first time I’ve seen such a simple, clear explanation 😭😍🤪

[@_____J______]

Excuse me, Miss? How do you know which kun reading you apply seeing this or that kanji, if you know??

[@Dizinii]

Me too, i think im ready to go back to nihonggo class

[@ShevinLafi]

Read almost 100 articles about kun and on. But maybe im into visualization, because the video made me understand how to use these forms =) thank u, greetz from germany

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Clear, concise and well-explained! ありがとうございます!

[@MrGalacticWarrior]

This explanation was exactly what i was looking for. Thank you.

[@qryx0538]

I'm assuming that if there is only one kanji you use Kun reading, and the on reading if there is more than one. True?

[@hiroshisan563]

I love how no one answered to this

[@loonyhype9527]

Yup. True. Btw it’s been 3 years, hows your Japanese now?

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This explanation...with examples...clearing every single drop of confusion....I'M CRYING.....THANK YOU SO MUCH..

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This is just what I was looking for! All the basic rules of which reading to use in which scenario explained in a short and crisp manner. Thank You!

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This makes so much Sense!!!! ありがとうございます

[@GlitterPrincessOfDarkness]

What about chan reading? ok you may eliminate me now. im sorry.

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[@mikepelkola6464]

lol

[@TheRandomPersn42]

how about OFF READING oh god

[@frozenfury0]

ねーねー gyg

[@majibento]

J.K. “kun” is an honorific that is usually used to express endearment toward males, just as “chan” is usually used the same way for females. Then there are the “kun” and “on” readings of kanji

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Thank you , you solved what was like a big problem for me .Arigatou Hiroko Sensei.

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ありがとうございます！I've been studying kanji for months now and these general rules really help!

[@wakkiw]

This was a blessing. I just started learning kanji and was perplexed by the different readings of each character. Thanks

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Love you people. this was simple, easy to understand and well put. Thank you so much.

[@-diluc]

This explanation was absolutely flawless. I really needed to learn the difference between on and kun so thank you so much!

[@angi5512]

This makes a lot of sense because I am learning Japanese, thank you!

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Best explanation ever. To the point, no nonsense, thank you!

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It took me a while to realize that this question that has been lingering in my mind has a video of someone explaining about it. Thank you so much

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日本語はむずかしい。Japanese is really difficult for me; however, I'm going to keep studying!!

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Great explanation, now i finally get it 😅 ありがとうがざいます！

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なるほど！Now i get it! ありがとうございます🙇🙏

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Beautifully plainly explained! Finally I understood the diff b/w kun and on. Should put into practise now! Arigato💕

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i've been struggling to know the difference. thanks for this

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A very good explanation for on and kun readings I had trouble with them, now it is very clear

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This is amazing, I was confused wether it would be ON reading if it was to the right of a kanji, but no, it's both directions! Thank you! Arigatougozaimasu! (I know that is romaji)

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[@jmanok]

Clear and concise. Thank you

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This really helps me figure out what Kun and On are! Thank you so much!

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It is very a very complicated system, but this video has helped me get a basic understanding, fantastically done. Thanks for the quick clear up.

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finally something that easy to understand!

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the best explanation ever

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this is so helpful and clearly explained , thank you so much.

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arigato gozaimasu for explaining kun and on reading so that I can better understand it

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Finally... a perfect explanation😍

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Arigato gozaimasu! its so much more simple than I thought it would be. :)

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nice and simple explanation Arigato sensei

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This video will be helpful to any new kanji learners. As one, myself, I did not know about the rule for single or multiple kanji. I merely learned both on and kun forms and thought there would be words that used either form. Anyways, I prefer reference sites that give you all sounds, and then examples. Because there can multiple on or kun readings.

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Thank you very much! saved me a lot of pain in 3 minutes.

[@DanteOokami]

Thank you for the general rule for the On and/or Kun reading of the Kanji - it was driving me nuts as I couldn't figure it out and it wasn't really explained to me at all.

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