The onyomi come from multiple Chinese dialects over multiple centuries. The kunyomi come from the pre-existing Japanese words that the kanji were applied to on based on general meaning.
It’s common for a kanji to have more than 1 onyomi and kunyomi. おも is another kunyomi of 重
Ha ha, dude, some of them have over 10. 熟 is ジュク なれる にる にえる うれる うむ つくづく つらつら こなす こなれる.
Try 生 and let me know how many you find
I have screwed up! Totally believed there was only 1 onyomi and 1 kunyomi each! My Benkyo app has failed me… what Apple or Android apps should I look into instead for best Kanji learning? Or is it OK to just focus in the ‘primary’ onyomi and kunyomi for me as a novice?
Imiwa is a decent dictionary app, you need to download the whole database but it’s worth it. Not so good for studying though, it’s more a lookup tool
This one will show you more information but no explaination on common/regular/non regular reading but with english translation [https://jisho.org/search/%E9%87%8D%20%23kanji](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%87%8D%20%23kanji)
For me the main reading for this kanji are 重い（heavy) and 重なる（piled up)
A kanji may have many different meaning, but it is the same for any language, a word can have different meaning depending on the context.
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There are usually multiple kunyomi and onyomi.
The onyomi come from multiple Chinese dialects over multiple centuries. The kunyomi come from the pre-existing Japanese words that the kanji were applied to on based on general meaning.
It’s common for a kanji to have more than 1 onyomi and kunyomi. おも is another kunyomi of 重
Ha ha, dude, some of them have over 10. 熟 is ジュク なれる にる にえる うれる うむ つくづく つらつら こなす こなれる.
Try 生 and let me know how many you find
I have screwed up! Totally believed there was only 1 onyomi and 1 kunyomi each! My Benkyo app has failed me… what Apple or Android apps should I look into instead for best Kanji learning? Or is it OK to just focus in the ‘primary’ onyomi and kunyomi for me as a novice?
Imiwa is a decent dictionary app, you need to download the whole database but it’s worth it. Not so good for studying though, it’s more a lookup tool
三重県, 重い, 重力,
you should check a dictionary not an app.
this one will show you the readings and level/joyo [https://kanji.jitenon.jp/kanji/325.html](https://kanji.jitenon.jp/kanji/325.html)
This one will show you more information but no explaination on common/regular/non regular reading but with english translation [https://jisho.org/search/%E9%87%8D%20%23kanji](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%87%8D%20%23kanji)
For me the main reading for this kanji are 重い（heavy) and 重なる（piled up)
A kanji may have many different meaning, but it is the same for any language, a word can have different meaning depending on the context.