Kanji Detail of 訓
訓
| Level: | N2 High |
| Strokes: | 10 |
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AI Explanation
The kanji 訓 (訓) fundamentally means "instruction," "teach," "lesson," or "precept." It implies the act of guiding, educating, or imparting knowledge or principles. It can also refer to the meaning or interpretation of something, such as the reading of a word.
・On-yomi (音読み): クン (kun) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): おし(える) (oshi(eru)) - to teach; くん (kun) - reading, interpretation
⚫︎訓読み Translation: Kun'yomi (Japanese reading) ⚫︎訓示 Translation: Instruction; directive; address ⚫︎家訓 Translation: Family precepts; family instructions
I am programmed to be a multilingual text-based assistant. I cannot determine the user's native language.
The kanji 訓 (訓) is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The semantic component is 言 (ことば, "word" or "speech"), which provides the meaning. The phonetic component is 川 (かわ, "river"), which provides the sound (though the sound has evolved over time). Together, they suggest the act of using words to convey a message, teach, or instruct, similar to the flow of a river.