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Not so mixed within compound words, the 'kun' reading often serves as a whole word in its own right, so a kanji is more likely to appear on its own.
Glides are very rare in 'kun' readings.
Vowel lengthener (small 'tsu' ッorっ) appears regularly in 'kun' readings.
A 'kun' reading is likely to be polysyllabic.
'kun' readings tend to be used as verb and adjective stems which are fused with hiragana ‘conjugation’ endings
Less likely to be a homonym and tends to be used to name or identify it’s kanji
'kun' readings tend to be less frequent as it is less mixed in compound words
The reading is more likely to represent the basic meaning of the kanji and so is basis for more ‘simple’ words
There are often multiple kun readings. The more common ones are shown in Emergency Passport * Japanese Script
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The ‘on yomi’ is often used in compound words, with a meaning derived from the various component parts, so a kanji is less likely to appear on its own.
Glides are very common in 'on' readings
The vowel lengthener ( 'tsu'rっ ) does not usually feature in 'on' readings.
These are likely to be monosyllabic
'on' readings tend not to be used as verb and adjective stems, but rather as nouns and so is less mixed up with hiragana
More likely to be a homonym ( the same reading as another kanji)
‘On’ readings tend to be more frequent as it appears compound words
The reading is more likely to represent a mixed meaning of kanji and so is basis for more ‘advanced’ words
Usually only one or two alternative ‘on’ readings
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