漢かん音おん

noun

kan-on; Han reading

A Sino-Japanese reading of a kanji based on the pronunciation of Chang'an during the Tang dynasty. One of the main on'yomi categories, alongside go-on and tō-on.

See also: 呉音 (ごおん) · 唐音 (とうおん)

• 「行ぎょう」の漢かん音おんは「こう」、呉ご音おんは「ぎょう」です。

  The kan-on of 行 is こう, and the go-on is ぎょう.

• 漢かん音おんは唐とう代だいの長ちょう安あんの発はつ音おんに基もとづいている。

  Kan-on is based on the pronunciation of Chang'an during the Tang dynasty.