Word Meaning 音読

おんどく ondoku

音読 is read as おんどく (ondoku) and means reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation.

Meaning

English

  1. reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
  2. reading aloud

Reading

Kana

おんどく

Romaji

ondoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 訓読,黙読 Rank 16063 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

音読み

おんよみ

on reading

おん

Chinese-derived character reading

音色

ねいろ

tone color

音楽

おんがく

music

音楽家

おんがくか

musician

音質

おんしつ

tone quality

代読

だいどく

reading for another

音声

おんせい

sound (e.g. of a TV)

音響

おんきょう

sound

音信

いんしん

correspondence

音量

おんりょう

volume (sound)

音階

おんかい

scale

Example Sentences

1

Tom read it out loud.