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tō-on

on'yomi originating from the from China after ca. 10th century (Song, Yuan, and Qing dynasties of China, mid-Heian to Edo Period of Japan), by Zen monks and merchants; misnomer, since named after the Tang dynasty
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tō-on

Summary

tō-on ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tō-on's image is recorded as Msgkrk.jpg[2].
  • Tang dynasty is named after tō-on[3].
  • tō-on's based on is recorded as Hangzhou dialect[4].
  • tō-on's follows is recorded as kan-on[5].
  • tō-on's subclass of is recorded as on'yomi[6].
  • tō-on's has part is recorded as sō-on[7].
  • tō-on's has part is recorded as early modern tō-on[8].
  • tō-on's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fnw7w[9].
  • tō-on's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '唐音'}[10].
  • tō-on's different from is recorded as Sounds of the Tang[11].
  • tō-on's related category is recorded as Category:Japanese terms spelled with kanji with tōon readings[12].

Why It Matters

tō-on ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[1] tō-on has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] tō-on is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). tō-on. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/t-on
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_t-on_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{tō-on}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/t-on}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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