Hello. I just recently started studying Kanji (even though I say that I'm still very beginner… - Feed Post by Taylor02
Hello. I just recently started studying Kanji (even though I say that I'm still very beginner level) and was wondering how you know how to pronounce it? There's Kun-yomi and On-yomi, so which one do you use? Both or just kun-yomi?
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The reading varies depending on how it's used. When a Kanji has Hiragana attached to the end (okurigana), it uses the Kun'yomi reading, but if a Kanji is in a compound with multiple Kanji, it uses On'yomi.
For example, 空港 would use the On'yomi readings, and 食べます uses the Kun'yomi reading.
That's about what I understand of it, though I imagine there's more to it, and some exceptions to the rule maybe?
