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Individual kanji have on and kun readings. Which character in a multiple kanji
word determines if the word has an on or kun reading? 月曜日 is a better example,
on on kun. Would Nichiyoubi be considered an onyomi or kunyomi word?
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Are groups of kanji classified as on or kun'yomi overall or individually?
Most multi-kanji words have either only on-readings or only kun-readings, but
there are exceptions. For example, 時計 is neither purely kun nor purely on. (と
is a kun-reading, けい is an on-reading)

Words like 時計 are called **kun-on compounds** or **湯桶読み**. Likewise, words
like 毎年 is called **on-kun compounds** or **重箱読み**.

See: [Can a Japanese word combine both on'yomi and kun'yomi
characters?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/40433/5010)
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