Describing & opposites
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What the component colors mean
言
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
氵
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
生
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
高い
tall, high; expensive
高校
high school
高音
high pitch, treble
Example words
多い
many, numerous
多分
probably, perhaps
多数
large number, majority
Example words
明るい
bright, cheerful
明ける
to dawn, to end (a period)
明白
obvious, clear
Example words
古い
old (not new)
中古
used, secondhand
古本
old book, used book
Example words
広い
wide, spacious
広場
plaza, open square
広大
vast, huge
Example words
細い
thin, slender
細かい
fine, detailed
細長い
long and thin
Practice
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