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In some cases, there are no on'yomi or kun'yomi readings for the kanji.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] DanielPulido 2010
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In some cases, there are no on'yomi or kun'yomi readings for the kanji.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] DanielPulido 2010
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Early kanji were borrowed alongside large numbers of Chinese words, so most kanji have at least two 'readings' (ways to lexicon (音読み on'yomi) - often from up to about 1,500 years ago, and filtered through Japanese phonology - while the other is a native Japanese reading (訓読み terms, these two readings are very different.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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One is derived from the Chinese [[lexicon]] (音読み '' on'yomi '') - often from up to about 1,500 years ago, and filtered through Japanese phonology - while the other is a native Japanese reading (訓読み
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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One is derived from the Chinese [[lexicon]] (音読み '' on'yomi '') - often from up to about 1,500 years ago, and filtered through Japanese phonology - while the other is a native Japanese reading (訓読み
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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