JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 訓: "instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation"
The kanji 訓 means "instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read クン, キン in on'yomi and おし.える, よ.む, くん.ずる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
クンキン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おし.えるよ.むくん.ずる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1134 of 2,501 |
Common words with 訓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 訓練training; drill; practice; discipline
- 教訓lesson; precept; teachings; moral
- 特訓special training; intensive training; crash course
- 訓練場training range; training grounds; training area
- 家訓family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
- 訓練所training school
- 訓native Japanese reading of a Chinese character · precept; lesson; one's teachings
- 訓練生trainee
- 訓示instruction; direction; briefing
- 訓戒warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
- 猛特訓intensive training; extra hard training
- 避難訓練disaster drill
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