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 # Resources

content/notes/kanji.md

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+---
+title: "kanji"
+tags: 
+- japanese
+- language
+---
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+# Reading kanji
+
+each character has two readings: japanese (onyomi) and chinese (kunyomi). 
+
+kanji that appear togeteher are usually read with onyomi
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+kanji by themselves are read with kunyomi
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+some chars can have more than one onyomi or kunyomi
+
+kunyomi is also used in adjectives and verbs as well as stand alone chars. they often also have a string of kana (called okurigana) that come attached to it.