On a kanji reading exercise I read 金田 as kin-den because the on-yomi of 田 is デン. Is that correct?
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1It's a name though, and names tend to be kun-yomi. – oals Aug 5 '16 at 14:16
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Not sure if it's answer worthy but more likely is かねだ... – virmaior Aug 5 '16 at 14:38
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1That exercise doesn't have a right answer. – Earthliŋ♦ Aug 8 '16 at 5:49
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The readings of 金田 as a place name and a family name vary.
The reading of 金田 as a family name is usually かねだ, but there are some other readings like かなだ, かなた, きんた, きんだ, かねた, かねこ. But I can't find きんでん.
The readings of 金田 as a place name are かねだ, こんだ, かねた, きんで, かなだ.
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