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# the [[Japanese]] [[approximation]] of the original [[Chinese]] [[pronunciation]] of a [[Kanji]] [[character]]
# the [[Japanese]] [[approximation]] of the original [[Chinese]] [[pronunciation]] of a [[Kanji]] [[character]]

*Kanji: [[音読み]], [[音読]]
*Hiragana: おんよみ
*Romaji: on'yomi

Notes:
* Also written [[on'yomi]]
* Contrast with [[kunyomi]], a native Japanese pronunciation of a kanji based on its meaning.

Revision as of 01:41, 13 September 2005

English

Noun

onyomi

  1. the Japanese approximation of the original Chinese pronunciation of a Kanji character

Notes:

  • Also written on'yomi
  • Contrast with kunyomi, a native Japanese pronunciation of a kanji based on its meaning.