# 訓 kunyomi

言 (say) + 川 (river)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Ironically, 'Kun' is only used in compound words. . .it doesn't have a kun-reading of its own.

## Onyomi

KUN |

## Mnemonic

| When you talk about the KUNyomi of a river, you say, "It's kawa!"

## Jukugo

訓読み(くんよみ) | yep yep. ★★★☆☆ 訓 (kunyomi) + 読 (read) = 訓読み (yep yep.)
訓練(くんれん) | training ★★☆☆☆ 訓 (kunyomi) + 練 (practice) = 訓練 (training) training - more serious than 練習； more like for the army or kung fu
教訓(きょうくん) | lesson ☆☆☆☆☆ 教 (teach) + 訓 (kunyomi) = 教訓 (lesson) a lesson. Often used like this: きょうくん　に　なった！('That taught me a lesson!')

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
訓 | kunyomi | SAY | 言
順 | sequence | HEAD | 頭

You SAY kunyomi when you talk,

but you have to figure out the sequence of the words in your HEAD.

## Synonyms

training 練習 訓練 研修