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训读

xùn dú

2-character word Traditional 訓讀

What 训读 means

1. a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, {投子|tóu zi} may be pronounced as its synonym {色子|shǎi zi}, and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 两 "liahn")
2. to pronounce a word using such a reading
3. (Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) {音读|yīn dú}. For example, 山 has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)

The characters in 训读

• 训xùnto teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings…
• 读dúto read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)