訓読み

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 訓読み(くんよみ) means reading a kanji with a native Japanese word corresponding to its meaning.
• Basic usage: It is used to describe a character's readings or to compare them with 音読み(おんよみ).

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A Japanese reading, not a gloss
  • Reading 山 as やま is one example of a kun reading. Unlike a Korean gloss explaining a character's meaning, it is the reading of an actual Japanese word.
• Readings belong to words
  • The reading of a kanji can change with the word containing it. Knowing one kun reading does not make it applicable to every word containing that character.