reading or phonetic value of a character · (Japanese linguistics) on-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from its pronunciation in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: An on-reading of a character is distinguished from its kun-reading(s) 訓讀|训读[xun4 du2]{fan3 duk6}. For example, 山 has an on-reading "san" and a kun-reading "yama".)
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1reading or phonetic value of a character
2(Japanese linguistics) on-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from its pronunciation in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: An on-reading of a character is distinguished from its kun-reading(s) 訓讀|训读[xun4 du2]{fan3 duk6}. For example, 山 has an on-reading "san" and a kun-reading "yama".)