Numbers & quantity
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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).
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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
一万
ten thousand (10,000)
万一
by any chance, just in case
Note
Example wordsMany readings: ぶん (part/portion), ふん (minute), ぶ (rate/percent).
分ける
to divide, to share
半分
half
五分
five minutes
Note
Example wordsCommonly written for age in place of 歳 (informal), e.g. 五才 = five years old.
天才
genius
才能
talent, ability
五才
five years old
Example words
回る
to turn, to spin
一回
once, one time
今回
this time
Example words
番号
number (ID)
一番
number one, most
交番
police box
Example words
同じ
same
同時
simultaneous
一同
everyone, all
Practice
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