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Kumon

Syllabification: (Ku·mon)
Pronunciation: /ˈko͞omən, -män/

Definition of Kumon

noun

  • trademark a tutoring program, originating in Japan, in which children improve their skills in a subject (especially mathematics) by completing worksheets of increasing difficulty, led by a special instructor.

Origin:

from the name of Tru Kumon (1914–95), the Japanese mathematics teacher who invented the method