漢文訓読

漢文訓読

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漢	文	訓	読
かん Grade: 3	ぶん Grade: 1	くん Grade: 4	どく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 漢 (かん)文 (ぶん) (kanbun, “Literary Chinese”) + 訓読 (くんどく) (kundoku).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かんぶんくんどく [kàńbúń kúńdókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [kã̠mbɯ̟̃ᵝŋ kɯ̟̃ᵝndo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

漢文訓読 (hiragana かんぶんくんどく, rōmaji kanbun kundoku)

Examples
Reading 青取之於藍而青於藍 as 青 (あお)は之 (これ)を藍 (あい)より取 (と)りて而 (しか)も藍 (あい)より青 (あお)し (ao wa kore o ai yori torite shikamo ai yori aoshi).

1. Japanese reading of Literary Chinese by literal translation

See also

• 読 (よ)み下 (くだ)す (yomikudasu)
• 返 (かえ)り点 (てん) (kaeriten)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN