Study & expression
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On'yomi & Kun'yomi
On'yomi (音読み) is the reading borrowed from Chinese, usually used in compound words, e.g. 三月 (さんがつ, March).
Kun'yomi (訓読み) is the native Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone or takes kana endings, e.g. 三つ (みっつ, three items).
By convention the readings list writes on'yomi in katakana (シュ) and kun'yomi in hiragana (さけ). Example words show furigana in hiragana, so the same on'yomi can look like シュ in the list but しゅ in a word.
What the component colors mean
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Japanese language
English language
to tell, to relate
diary
filling in, entry
reporter, journalist
clock, watch
calculation
to measure, to time
movie, film
painter, artist
drawing (school subject)
figure, appearance
doll
triangle
full marks, 100 points
score, marks
to fix, to correct
to be fixed, to recover
honest, upright
direct, firsthand
to answer
an answer
reply, response
to think, to feel
thought, thinking
memory, recollection
scrap paper
letter
newspaper (the paper)
Practice
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