Places, directions & time
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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.
school gate
introduction, primer
doorway, entrance
storm shutter
Also the counter for machines and vehicles (一台, 二台).
one machine/vehicle
kitchen
map
land, plot
underground
plateau, highland
field, plain
way of looking, viewpoint
direction, bearing
evening
park
public (institution)
open to the public
to fit, to match
signal, sign
total, sum
traffic
police box
to cross, to intersect
Monday
Sunday
what day of the week
Practice
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