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readings, which are mistaken or changed readings of the kanji that have become accepted into the
Japanese language. In some cases, they are the actual readings that accompanied the character's introduction to Japan but do not match how the character
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Japanese as a result of Chinese borrowings, as they are virtually unknown in words of native Japanese origin, but are common in Chinese.
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or triplets, but they can differ significantly from each other and from modern
Chinese pronunciation.
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based on the historical
Chinese pronunciation of the character. A single kanji might have multiple
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Chinese, most characters are associated with a single Chinese sound, though there are distinct
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of China in the 7th to 9th centuries, primarily from the standard speech of the capital,
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pronunciations, reflecting the
Chinese pronunciations of different periods or regions.
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reading is well known is a common cause of reading mistakes or difficulty, such as in
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of China during the 5th and 6th centuries, primarily from the speech of the capital
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readings are based on the pronunciations of later dynasties of China, such as the
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are classified into four types according to their region and time of origin:
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pronunciations are used for technical, compound words, while the native
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are found in many personal names, especially men's names).
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readings come from the pronunciation utilized during the
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English borrowings from Latin, Greek, and Norman French
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514:pronunciation is used for singular, simpler words.
57:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
572:, but there are exceptions, such as the character
750:palatalized consonants before vowels other than
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131:Kanji reading based on the original Chinese
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797:(today's Nanjing). They are related to
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55:adding citations to reliable sources
1668:A Handbook of Old Chinese Phonology
977:readings are especially common in
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736:(historically, later merged into
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791:Northern and Southern dynasties
42:needs additional citations for
1082:(rare readings in parentheses)
955:, detoxification, anti-poison)
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3002:Japanese writing system terms
1670:, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter,
1638:Shibatani, Masayoshi (2008).
467:reading, is the reading of a
2853:Kanji pronunciation sources
2627:Katakana Phonetic Extensions
1615:Writing Systems of the World
938:reading in a word where the
652:. However, some homographs (
604:"gland", which has only the
2962:Speculative fiction writers
2521:Transcription into Japanese
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1880:Nagano-Yamanashi-Shizuoka
1045:, a kind of paper lantern)
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557:are usually used (though
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2747:Sino-Japanese vocabulary
2206:Yokohama Pidgin Japanese
887:. This is also known as
461:"sound(-based) reading")
2693:Godan and ichidan verbs
2511:Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai
1059:readings are generally
1640:The Languages of Japan
934:one, and use of a non-
900:, Tang and Song sound)
553:, in which the native
2798:Court lady language (
2268:Southern Amami Ōshima
2201:Yilan Creole Japanese
803:Shanghainese language
357: / ISO 3602
18:Sino-Japanese reading
2617:Small Kana Extension
2228:Eastern Old Japanese
1867:Northern Izu Islands
981:terminology such as
919:, "customary sound")
696:are composed of two
284:Japanese punctuation
51:improve this article
2168:Pidgins and creoles
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1069:linguistic doublets
547:linguistic register
277:Typographic symbols
2969:Classical Japanese
2816:Gender differences
2652:Extended shinjitai
1664:Baxter, William H.
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2154:Okinawan Japanese
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2788:Honorific speech
2683:Japanese grammar
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2849:Sound symbolism
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2807:Role language (
2766:from Portuguese
2698:Irregular verbs
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2674:
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2612:Kana Supplement
2607:Kana Extended-B
2602:Kana Extended-A
2525:
2501:Historical kana
2467:
2409:
2388:by stroke count
2379:Kanji radicals
2373:by stroke count
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2186:Hawaiian Creole
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644:Characteristics
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2176:Bamboo English
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759:Classification
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2885:Romanization
2839:Pitch accent
2821:Dictionaries
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2800:nyōbō kotoba
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2778:Wasei-kango
2713:Possessives
2673:Grammar and
2506:Modern kana
2491:Punctuation
2472:Orthography
2293:Tokunoshima
1905:Gifu-Aichi
1875:Tōkai–Tōsan
1742:Late Middle
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763:Generally,
682:an, gō, gyō
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2991:Categories
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2793:Honorifics
2773:Wasei-eigo
2761:from Dutch
2708:Adjectives
2675:vocabulary
2453:Hentaigana
2448:Man'yōgana
2288:Okinoerabu
1992:Okuyoshino
1597:References
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1313:transport
1103:Kan'yō-on
885:Edo period
842:refers to
799:Wu Chinese
658:) such as
588:" and the
586:hatara(ku)
251:Man'yōgana
236:Hentaigana
196:Tōyō kanji
181:Jōyō kanji
153:Components
107:March 2024
77:newspapers
2831:Phonology
2718:Particles
2657:Half/Full
2587:Shift JIS
2516:Yotsugana
2496:Kanazukai
2438:Okurigana
2350:Logograms
1962:Shiramine
1807:Southern
1787:Northern
1080:Examples
961:), where
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881:Heian era
838:). Here,
499:kan'yō-on
463:, or the
317:Okurigana
66:"On'yomi"
2754:gairaigo
2733:Numerals
2703:Pronouns
2642:Enclosed
2622:Katakana
2597:Hiragana
2593:Unicode
2548:ISO/IEC
2530:Encoding
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2428:Katakana
2423:Hiragana
2325:Yonaguni
2305:Southern
2283:Okinawan
2278:Kunigami
2258:Northern
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2191:Kyowa-go
2122:Tsushima
2112:Nagasaki
2107:Kumamoto
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1959:Kanazawa
1949:Hokuriku
1884:Shizuoka
1851:Eastern
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1776:Hokkaidō
1757:Dialects
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1580:See also
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1484:capital
1202:extreme
1091:Meaning
1075:Examples
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984:gokuraku
979:Buddhist
924:"should"
834:(modern
832:Chang'an
801:and the
795:Jiankang
582:kun'yomi
555:kun'yomi
511:kun'yomi
312:Furigana
243:Katakana
231:Hiragana
173:Radicals
2957:Writers
2890:Hepburn
2844:Rendaku
2783:Engrish
2479:Braille
2400:Ryakuji
2320:Yaeyama
2238:grammar
2233:Hachijō
2130:Satsugū
2089:Hichiku
2075:Hōnichi
2029:San'yō
2024:Chūgoku
2000:Shikoku
1939:Western
1899:Nagaoka
1895:Echigo
1860:Tochigi
1855:Ibaraki
1816:Nairiku
1796:Tsugaru
1767:Eastern
1552:strong
1471:tshjeng
1274:degree
1120:bright
1097:Kan-on
1061:cognate
945:ge-doku
890:Tōsō-on
883:to the
765:on'yomi
694:on'yomi
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440:On'yomi
347:Hepburn
322:Braille
91:scholar
2952:Poetry
2900:Kunrei
2862:Kan-on
2633:Other
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2458:Sōgana
2443:Gojūon
2395:Kokuji
2363:Kanbun
2315:Tarama
2310:Miyako
2100:Hakata
2065:Kyūshū
2053:Umpaku
2016:Sanuki
1982:Banshū
1971:Kansai
1914:Mikawa
1909:Nagoya
1889:Narada
1782:Tōhoku
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1506:kjaeng
1463:(shin)
1449:clear
1414:child
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1370:hjuwng
1235:pearl
1189:haengH
1100:Tō-on
1094:Go-on
1088:Kanji
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1053:kan-on
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973:. The
940:kan-on
936:kan-on
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812:Kan-on
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536:jukugo
488:kan-on
376:Wāpuro
340:Rōmaji
264:Gojūon
256:Sōgana
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2947:Books
2867:Tō-on
2857:Go-on
2484:Kanji
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2368:Kanji
2298:Yoron
2273:Kikai
2141:Other
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2033:Bingo
1987:Kishū
1977:Awaji
1845:Tokyo
1835:Gunma
1826:Kantō
1811:Kesen
1801:Akita
1791:Nanbu
1591:Kanji
1498:(kin)
1383:bear
1211:kyoku
1144:mjang
1057:tō-on
1049:go-on
1035:andon
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998:tō-on
975:go-on
959:go-on
857:Tō-on
836:Xi'an
775:Go-on
708:, or
698:morae
518:Usage
494:tō-on
482:go-on
469:kanji
161:Kanji
98:JSTOR
84:books
2582:0213
2577:0212
2572:0211
2567:0208
2562:0201
2558:JIS
2552:2022
2415:Kana
2117:Saga
2081:Ōita
2011:Tosa
1955:Kaga
1924:Hida
1919:Mino
1672:ISBN
1644:ISBN
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1436:tsiX
1261:tsyu
1206:goku
877:Ming
875:and
873:Song
740:and
676:xíng
668:háng
497:and
459:lit.
299:Uses
224:Kana
186:list
70:news
2905:JSL
2647:EIS
2537:EUC
2006:Iyo
1732:Old
1561:kyō
1528:hei
1523:hyō
1493:kei
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1244:shu
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1222:gik
1161:gyō
1157:go
1135:min
1129:mei
1124:myō
1003:isu
971:kai
916:慣用音
897:唐宋音
846:or
840:Kan
730:chi
726:tsu
672:or
655:多音字
640:".
638:sen
610:sen
448:音読み
366:JSL
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1051:,
1042:行灯
1027:布団
1015:,
1010:椅子
991:極楽
952:解毒
866:唐音
821:漢音
784:呉音
734:fu
732:,
728:,
724:,
722:ki
720:,
718:ku
704:,
702:ei
626:dō
594:dō
533:,
530:熟語
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1197:極
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