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Jūbako and yutō yomi

Yutō and jūbako yomi are two types of readings of jukugo (words combining more than one kanji.

yutō yomi (湯桶読み)

In the word yutō (湯桶), "hot water bucket", the yu reading of 湯 is a kun'yomi, but the reading of 桶 is an on'yomi. Words which follow this kun-on pattern are called yutō yomi.

jūbako yomi (重箱読み)

In the word jūbako (重箱), "nested boxes", the reading of 重 is a kun'yomi, but the bako (from hako) reading of 箱 is an on'yomi. Words which follow this on-kun pattern are called jūbako yomi.

A common word in this category is daidokoro (台所): kitchen.