Someone please dumb down onyomi and kunyomi please? - Feed Post by synasia

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  GramMKII

  according to the book minna no nihonggo, Kun yomi (japanese reading) is usually used when a single kanji is used as a word. On yomi (chinese reading) is used when a kanji is used together with another kanji to form a word.
  
  eg.
  車 くるま　 （kun yomi)
  電車　でん・しゃ　（on yomi)　

  February 19, 2015 at 1:39am
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  synasia

  Thanks, I get it now! ^_^

  February 19, 2015 at 3:51am
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  DeadWitness

  Same book that was used in my class. Just note that what Gram said is MOSTLY correct but there are many many exceptions to those rules.

  February 19, 2015 at 3:52am
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  Arachkid

  Yeah, don't get too hung up on kun yomi and on yomi. Try your best, but with exposure you'll have a better idea than you could teach yourself otherwise.

  February 19, 2015 at 3:14pm