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