Directions & position
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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.
east exit
Tokyo
east and west
afternoon sun
northwest
south exit
north and south
southeast
north exit
Hokkaido
north and south
Meaning
behind, after
Components
On'yomi
ゴ | コウ
Kun'yomi
うし（ろ） | あと | のち
behind, back
afternoon, p.m.
later
second half, latter half
later, afterwards (polite)
the inside
inside and outside
one's wife
the outside
foreign country
overseas, abroad
far, distant
excursion, field trip
eternity
Practice
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