Kanji... On/Kun?

[steven_h1991_498565]

I just have a simple question... How do you know when to use the "on" and "kun" readings of kanji?
This is the part of kanji that really stumps me...

[mmmason8967]

I don't think there's a simple answer to that question...

Where a kanji is used on its own it is likely to have the kun-youmi pronunciation. Where two or more kanji occur together they are likely to have the on-youmi pronunciation, except for names, where they are likely to have the kun-youmi pronunciation.

But there are lots of exceptions.

マイケル

[community.japanese]

Steven_h1991 san,
As マイケル san mentioned, it is not an easy question.
Actually it depends….

マイケルさん、
Thank you for the help as usual.

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