Japanese reading of a kanji; kun'yomi
Linguistic term referring to the native Japanese reading assigned to a kanji, as opposed to the Sino-Japanese on'yomi. Common in discussions of kanji readings and Japanese language study.
The Japanese reading of the kanji 山 is 'yama'.
Please explain the difference between the Japanese reading and the Chinese-derived reading of kanji.
Compound of 字 (character) and 訓 (reading, explanation). The term has been used in Japanese linguistics to distinguish native readings from Sino-Japanese readings.