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kun^¹

Where it comes from

From Japanese 訓読み (kun'yomi), literally "meaning reading" (i.e. pronunciation based on meaning).

noun

uncountable In the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on. Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".

Kun^²

proper noun

A Finnish Moon god.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kung, kunming, chee, miriam, king, kin, con, conn, coach, won, wen, kwan, edward, jian, chiang, cohn

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"kun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

kun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kun

Chicago

"kun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kun.

BibTeX

@misc{kun_2026,
  title = {kun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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