音 读

yīn dúdictionary entry

reading or phonetic value of a character / (Japanese linguistics) on-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from its pronunciation in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: An on-reading of a character is distinguished from its kun-reading(s) 訓讀|训读[xùn dú]. For example, 山 has an on-reading "san" and a kun-reading "yama".)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

音讀 音读 [yin1 du2] /reading or phonetic value of a character/(Japanese linguistics) on-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from its pronunciation in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: An on-reading of a character is distinguished from its kun-reading(s) 訓讀|训读[xun4 du2]. For example, 山 has an on-reading "san" and a kun-reading "yama".)/

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Other forms in these source records: 音讀

音
yīn
sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)
读
dòu
comma / phrase marked by pause
dú
to read out; to read aloud / to read / to attend (school); to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce

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