Family
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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).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
兄貴
big brother (informal)
お兄さん
older brother (polite)
兄弟
siblings, brothers
Example words
弟さん
(someone's) younger brother
兄弟
siblings, brothers
弟子
pupil, disciple
Example words
姉上
elder sister (honorific)
お姉さん
older sister (polite)
姉妹
sisters
Example words
親子
parent and child
両親
both parents
親切
kind, kindness
Practice
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