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Japanese Kanji On-yomi and Kun-yomi Quiz
Why can the same kanji be read as both 「やま」 and 「さん」? This is a 25-question quiz on the basics of Japanese kanji reading, covering the difference between on-yomi and kun-yomi, jukujikun and okurigana, and even jūbako-yomi and yutō-yomi.
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22 more questions in this quiz.1. What is the 'on-yomi' of kanji in Japanese?
- A. A reading based on the Chinese pronunciation that came from China
- B. A reading that attaches the meaning of native Japanese words
- C. A way of writing foreign words in katakana
- D. A way of writing only in kana without using kanji
2. What kind of reading is it when the kanji 「山」 is read as 「やま」?
- A. Kun-yomi
- B. On-yomi
- C. Foreign-word transcription
- D. Okurigana
3. What is the kun-yomi of the kanji 「水」?
- A. みず
- B. すい
- C. みつ
- D. さん