Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kun

/kˈʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
kun
IPA
/kˈʌn/
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

name

A Finnish Moon god.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

kun-yomi

Frequently Paired Words

kun-yomi on

Homonyms

kuhne

Rhymes With

one done run fun son won sun gun none un begun ton

Questions

How do you pronounce kun?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈʌn/.
What does kun mean?
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.
Where does kun come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kun

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