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Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

クン, キン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おしえる, よむ, くんずる

Nanori (Name Reading)

くに, しる, とき, のり, みち

Common Readings

クン

Example sentences

訓練 くんれん
消防士たちは、毎日のように厳しい訓練を受けている。

Firefighters undergo strict training almost every day.

耐える たえる
彼は厳しい訓練に耐えた。

He endured the harsh training.

特訓 とっくん
試合に勝つために、夏休みは毎日特訓した。

In order to win the match, I trained intensively every day during summer vacation.

教訓 きょうくん
過去の失敗を教訓にして、同じ間違いを繰り返さないようにしよう。

Let's use past failures as a lesson and try not to make the same mistakes again.

譬話 たとえばなし
祖父はよく面白い譬話を交えて教訓を語ってくれた。

My grandfather often taught me lessons using interesting parables.

Example Vocabulary

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