kunyomi

(say) + (river)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Ironically, 'Kun' is only used in compound words. . .it doesn't have a kun-reading of its own.

Onyomi

KUN

Mnemonic

When you talk about the KUNyomi of a river, you say, "It's kawa!"

Jukugo

訓読み(くんよみ)

yep yep. ★★★☆☆
(kunyomi) + (read) = 訓読み (yep yep.)

訓練(くんれん)

training ★★☆☆☆
(kunyomi) + (practice) = 訓練 (training)

training - more serious than 練習; more like for the army or kung fu

教訓(きょうくん)

lesson ☆☆☆☆☆
(teach) + (kunyomi) = 教訓 (lesson)

a lesson. Often used like this:

きょうくん に なった!('That taught me a lesson!')

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
kunyomi SAY
sequence HEAD

You SAY kunyomi when you talk,

but you have to figure out the sequence of the words in your HEAD.

Synonyms

training
練習    訓練    研修