国こっ訓くん

noun

Japanese-specific kanji reading; native Japanese reading of a kanji

Linguistic term for a kanji reading that reflects a native Japanese meaning rather than the original Chinese-derived meaning. Used especially in discussions of kanji etymology and Japanese lexicography.

• 「鮭さけ」を「さけ」と読よむのは国こっ訓くんの一いち例れいだ。

  Reading 鮭 as さけ is one example of a Japanese-specific kanji reading.