訓 (くん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

訓 (くん) means native Japanese reading.

See example sentences below.

訓 at a glance

訓

くんkun

N3noun

native Japanese reading

訓くんkunN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

native Japanese reading

Example 1

この漢字の訓を教えてください。

Translation

Please teach me the native Japanese reading of this kanji.

Example 2

訓読みと音読みを区別しましょう。

Translation

Let's distinguish between native readings and Chinese-origin readings.