If follows the reading (e.g., おお~), hiragana-ending of the word must follow the kanji (e.g., 大きい). If precedes the reading (e.g., ~か), other kanji must always precede the kanji (e.g., 三日).

 

kanji-one
おん reading ich01          
くん reading ひと            
Core meanings one            
Examples
  1. ; (ぷん) one minute
  2. (ひと) one (indefinitely-shaped) object; one-year old; (ひと)() one person
  3. ;

 

kanji-two
おん reading ni01 ni-02        
くん reading ふた~            
Core meanings two            
Examples
  1. ; ()(ふん) two minutes; ()(ほん) two long objects;
  2. (ふた) two (indefinitely-shaped) objects; two year old; (ふた)() two people

 

kanji-three
おん reading san01 san02 san03      
くん reading

           
Core meanings three            
Examples
  1. ; (ぷん) three minutes; 三本(さんぼん) three long objects; 三人(さんにん) three people
  2. (みっ) three (indefinitely shaped) objects; three yeas old

 

kanji-four
おん reading

yon01 yon02 yon03 yon04 yon05  
くん reading ,            
Core meanings four            
Examples
  1. ; (ぷん) four minutes;() four o'clock 四本(よんほん) four long objects; ()(にん) four people
  2. (よっ) four (indefinitely shaped) objects; four years old
 
kanji-five
おん reading

go01 go02 go03 go04    
くん reading            
Core meanings five            
Examples
  1. ; (ふん) five minutes; () five o'clock ()(ほん) five long objects; ()(にん) five people
  2. (いつ) five (indefinitely shaped) objects; five years old

 

kanji-six
おん reading roku01 roku02 roku03 roku04    
くん reading

むっ~

           
Core meanings six            
Examples
  1. ;(ぷん) six minutes; () six o'clock 六本(ろっぽん) six long objects; (ろく)(にん) six people
  2. (むっ) six (indefinitely shaped) objects; six years old

 

kanji-seven
おん reading

nana01 nana02        
くん reading

           
Core meanings seven            
Examples
  1. ; (ふん) seven minutes; () seven o'clock 七本(ななほん) seven long objects; 七人(しちにん) seven people
  2. (なな) seven (indefinitely shaped) objects; seven years old

 

kanji-eight
おん reading

hachi01 hachi02        
くん reading やっ~            
Core meanings eight            
Examples
  1. ; (ふん) or (ぷん) eight minutes; () eight o'clock八本(はっぽん) eight long objects; 八人(はちにん) eight people
  2. (やっ) eight (indefinitely shaped) objects; eight years old

 

kanji-nine
おん reading

kyuu01 kyuu02        
くん reading

           
Core meanings nine            
Examples
  1. ; (ふん) nine minutes; () nine o'clock (きゅう)(ほん) nine long objects; (きゅう)(にん) nine people
  2. (ここの) nine (indefinitely shaped) objects; nine years old

 

kanji-ten
おん reading

juu01 juu02        
くん reading

           
Core meanings ten            
Examples
  1. ; (ぷん) ten minutes; () ten o'clock 十本(じゅっぽん) ten long objects; (じゅう)(にん) ten people
  2. (とお) ten (indefinitely shaped) objects; ten years old
 New readings of kanji introduced previously 
kanji-sun
おん reading にっ~に~ じつ nichi01 nichi02 nichi03 nichi04    
くん reading            
Core meanings sun, day            
Examples
  1. (なん) What date? (Also, "How many days?")
  2. ; たんじょう birthday; (よう) Sunday
  3. the second (of the month); the third (of the month), etc.

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