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. ; 分(ぷん) one minute
  2. 一(ひと)つ one (indefinitely-shaped) object; one-year old; 一(ひと)人(り) one person
  3. ;

 

kanji-two
おん reading ni01 ni-02        
くん reading ふた~            
Core meanings two            
Examples
  1. ; 二(に)分(ふん) two minutes; 二(に)本(ほん) two long objects;
  2. 二(ふた)つ two (indefinitely-shaped) objects; two year old; 二(ふた)人(り) two people

 

kanji-three
おん reading san01 san02 san03      
くん reading

み

           
Core meanings three            
Examples
  1. ; 分(ぷん) three minutes; 三本(さんぼん) three long objects; 三人(さんにん) three people
  2. 三(みっ)つ 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. ; 分(ぷん) four minutes;時(じ) four o'clock 四本(よんほん) four long objects; 四(よ)人(にん) four people
  2. 四(よっ)つ four (indefinitely shaped) objects; four years old
 
kanji-five
おん reading

go01 go02 go03 go04    
くん reading            
Core meanings five            
Examples
  1. ; 分(ふん) five minutes; 時(じ) five o'clock 五(ご)本(ほん) five long objects; 五(ご)人(にん) five people
  2. 五(いつ)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. ;分(ぷん) six minutes; 時(じ) six o'clock 六本(ろっぽん) six long objects; 六(ろく)人(にん) six people
  2. 六(むっ)つ six (indefinitely shaped) objects; six years old

 

kanji-seven
おん reading

nana01 nana02        
くん reading

           
Core meanings seven            
Examples
  1. ; 分(ふん) seven minutes; 時(じ) seven o'clock 七本(ななほん) seven long objects; 七人(しちにん) seven people
  2. 七(なな)つ seven (indefinitely shaped) objects; seven years old

 

kanji-eight
おん reading

hachi01 hachi02        
くん reading や やっ~            
Core meanings eight            
Examples
  1. ; 分(ふん) or 分(ぷん) eight minutes; 時(じ) eight o'clock八本(はっぽん) eight long objects; 八人(はちにん) eight people
  2. 八(やっ)つ eight (indefinitely shaped) objects; eight years old

 

kanji-nine
おん reading

kyuu01 kyuu02        
くん reading

           
Core meanings nine            
Examples
  1. ; 分(ふん) nine minutes; 時(じ) nine o'clock 九(きゅう)本(ほん) nine long objects; 九(きゅう)人(にん) nine people
  2. 九(ここの)つ nine (indefinitely shaped) objects; nine years old

 

kanji-ten
おん reading

juu01 juu02        
くん reading

           
Core meanings ten            
Examples
  1. ; 分(ぷん) ten minutes; 時(じ) ten o'clock 十本(じゅっぽん) ten long objects; 十(じゅう)人(にん) ten people
  2. 十(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. 何(なん) What date? (Also, "How many days?")
  2. ; たんじょう birthday; 曜(よう) Sunday
  3. the second (of the month); the third (of the month), etc.

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