Family
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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.
father
father (polite)
parents
mother
mother (polite)
parents
big brother (informal)
older brother (polite)
siblings, brothers
(someone's) younger brother
siblings, brothers
pupil, disciple
elder sister (honorific)
older sister (polite)
sisters
sisters
(someone's) younger sister
parent and child
both parents
kind, kindness
oneself
bicycle
freedom
Practice
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