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」の漢音は「こう」、呉音は「ぎょう」です。
The kan-on of 行 is こう, and the go-on is ぎょう.
漢音は唐代の長安の
Kan-on is based on the pronunciation of Chang'an during the Tang dynasty.
From 漢 (kan, 'Han'; here referring to China) + 音 (on, 'sound'), referring to the Chinese-derived reading of characters. The term itself is a Sino-Japanese compound.