Common verbs
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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.
to say
word, language
dialect
to speak, to talk
discussion, talk
telephone
to listen, to ask
newspaper
to be audible
to read
reading
reading aloud
to write
reading
dictionary
to buy
shopping
buying and selling
to sell
shop, stand
buying and selling
to go
bank
travel, trip
to come
next year
next week
to return, to go home
returning to your country
day trip
Practice
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