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Kanji Detail for 訓 - "lesson, reading, to teach"

訓

  • Meaning

    訓 means "lesson, reading, to teach."

    1. Teach - To instruct; to admonish; to guide.

    2. Lesson - A teaching; a precept; a warning.

    3. Kun reading - Japanese pronunciation assigned to kanji.

    4. Interpret - To explain the meaning.

  • Words using 訓

    • 訓練 くんれん Listen training; drill; practice
    • 教訓 きょうくん Listen lesson; precept; teachings
    • 特訓 とっくん Listen special training; intensive training; crash course
    • 訓示 くんじ Listen instruction; direction; briefing
    • 訓読み くんよみ Listen kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character

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    • Verified meaning: lesson, reading, to teach
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いさお, くに, くん, くんじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 訓

    Given names 訓(くに)Listen 訓(くん)Listen 訓(さとし)Listen 訓(よみ)Listen

    Surnames 訓(いさお)Listen 訓(くんじ)Listen 訓(さとる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    instruction; Japanese character reading; explanation; read

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    teach, instruct; exegesis

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to teach, to instruct; pattern, example; exegesis

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To teach and instruct. Such as 請訓 (request instruction), 訓導 (guidance). | To explain. Therefore annotations of books are also called 訓. | Words that can serve as rules are called 訓. Such as 古訓 (ancient teachings), 經訓 (classical teachings).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kin(キン) キン

    kun(クン) クン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kun.zuru(くん-ずる) くん-ずる

    oshi.eru(おし-える) おし-える

    yo.mu(よ-む) よ-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    teach lesson reading instruct interpret warn educate guidance mentor precept train kanji pronunciation explanation

Sentences including 訓

  • The exercises did her good.

  • Did you understand the moral of this story?

  • He told us many lessons.

  • I was given training in that school.

  • Keep this lesson in mind.

  • She was trained as a singer.

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