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| Apr 27, 2013 at 4:14 | comment | added | summea | @BraedenOrchard Here's at least one general "rule" you could keep in mind when it comes to ON vs KUN readings for words in Japanese (in general): use ON when you have combined kanji (for example: 天気{てんき}, 漢字{かんじ}, 同情{どうじょう}, etc.) and use KUN when you have single kanji or single kanji+hiragana (for example: 緑{みどり}, 書く{か}, 読む{よ}, etc.) This is just a general idea of a "rule", though, and there will probably always be exceptions (especially when reading books... where character readings might be more varied than normal.) | |
| Apr 27, 2013 at 4:04 | comment | added | Braeden Orchard | Thanks for the answers guys. I've been learning both ON and KUN and I was just wondering if there any specific times to use on or the other. @snailboat I did start while thinking mainly about numbers but then I got wondering about words in general. | |
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