Numbers & quantity
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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.
ten thousand (10,000)
by any chance, just in case
half
half a year
first half
Many readings: ぶん (part/portion), ふん (minute), ぶ (rate/percent).
to divide, to share
half
five minutes
many, various
mathematics
number of people
Commonly written for age in place of 歳 (informal), e.g. 五才 = five years old.
genius
talent, ability
five years old
to turn, to spin
once, one time
this time
number (ID)
number one, most
police box
who (person)
what time
how many people
every day
every year
every week
same
simultaneous
everyone, all
Practice
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