Kanji Reading Quiz | Azuki, Juzu, Fubuki, and Other Jukujikun, Standard–Advanced Set 6

「小豆」, the beans used here as an ingredient, is read 「あずき」. The appendix to the Jōyō Kanji Table lists this as a reading of the word as a whole. 「しょうず」 incorrectly leans on the characters' on-readings, while 「あかまめ」 is a guess based on the beans' color and meaning.

「河岸」 is read 「かし」 when it means a riverside place where cargo is loaded or unloaded. This use appears in the appendix to the Jōyō Kanji Table and is also reflected in the voiced gashi of 「魚河岸」. The context differs from 「かわぎし」, an ordinary riverbank.

「果物」, edible fruit produced by trees or other plants, is read 「くだもの」. It is not 「かぶつ」, formed by combining the characters' on-readings. The appendix to the Jōyō Kanji Table presents it as a whole-word reading that cannot readily be divided between the characters.

「数珠」, a string of beads used in Buddhist observances, is read 「じゅず」. 「すうじゅ」 incorrectly combines the two characters' on-readings, while 「かずたま」 is an erroneous reading inferred from their individual meanings.

「稚児」, a child wearing special ceremonial dress at a festival, is read 「ちご」. 「ちじ」 is an incorrect attempt to apply on-readings to both characters, while 「わかご」 is a constructed reading based on the meaning of 「稚」.

「仲人」, a person who arranges a match or acts as an intermediary in a marriage, is read 「なこうど」. It is not 「なかひと」, which reads 「仲」 and 「人」 separately. The appendix to the Jōyō Kanji Table gives the reading for the complete word.

「名残」, a trace or lingering sense of something that has passed, is read 「なごり」. It is not assembled character by character as 「なのこり」, and 「めいざん」 is likewise an incorrect attempt based on on-readings.

「日和」 is read 「ひより」 and here means pleasant weather well suited to an outing. 「にちわ」 incorrectly applies on-readings to both characters, while 「ひわ」 simply joins separate character readings.

「吹雪」, snow driven by a strong wind, is read 「ふぶき」. It is not 「ふきゆき」, which merely combines the kun-readings associated with 「吹く」 and 「雪」, or 「すいせつ」, which incorrectly applies on-readings.

「若人」, a somewhat literary term for a young person, is read 「わこうど」. It is not 「わかひと」, which reads each character separately, or 「じゃくじん」, which incorrectly combines on-readings.