# kun vs kush

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kun
*noun · frequency rank #20,404*
In the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on.

### kush
*noun · IPA /kʊʃ/ · frequency rank #28,607*
Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kun-vs-kush