noun
kanji pronunciation; Sino-Japanese reading of a kanji
Refers to the pronunciation of a kanji character as used in Japanese, typically derived from historical Chinese pronunciations. Often contrasted with 訓読み (kun'yomi, native Japanese reading).
See also: 音読み
漢字音には呉音、漢音、唐音などがある。
Kanji pronunciations include go-on, kan-on, and tō-on, among others.
この漢字の漢字音は「こう」です
The Sino-Japanese reading of this kanji is 'kō'.
訓読み is the native Japanese reading of a kanji, as opposed to 漢字音 which is based on Chinese pronunciations.
Compound of 漢字 (kanji, 'Chinese character') and 音 (on, 'sound'). The term refers to the sound-based reading of a kanji, historically borrowed from Chinese.