Study & expression
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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
日本語
Japanese language
英語
English language
語る
to tell, to relate
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日記
diary
記入
filling in, entry
記者
reporter, journalist
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時計
clock, watch
計算
calculation
計る
to measure, to time
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映画
movie, film
画家
painter, artist
図画
drawing (school subject)
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直す
to fix, to correct
直る
to be fixed, to recover
正直
honest, upright
直接
direct, firsthand
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思う
to think, to feel
思考
thought, thinking
思い出
memory, recollection
Example words
紙くず
scrap paper
手紙
letter
新聞紙
newspaper (the paper)
Practice
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