Individual kanji have on and kun readings. Which character in a multiple kanji word determines if the word has an on or kun reading? 月曜日 is a better example, on on kun. Would Nichiyoubi be considered an onyomi or kunyomi word?
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Most multi-kanji words have either only on-readings or only kun-readings, but there are exceptions. For example, 時計 is neither purely kun nor purely on. (と is a kun-reading, けい is an on-reading)
Words like 時計 are called kun-on compounds or 湯桶読み. Likewise, words like 毎年 is called on-kun compounds or 重箱読み.
See: Can a Japanese word combine both on'yomi and kun'yomi characters?
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1時計ですが、現在の漢字は当て字なので例とするにはあまり適していないと思います… gogen-allguide.com/to/tokei.html Sep 18, 2019 at 4:54