Learning & thinking
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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
科学
science
教科
subject (school)
内科
internal medicine
Example words
算数
arithmetic
計算
calculation
暗算
mental arithmetic
Example words
理由
reason
料理
cooking, cuisine
無理
impossible, unreasonable
Example words
考える
to think, to consider
参考
reference
思考
thought, thinking
Example words
作る
to make, to create
作文
composition, essay
工作
handicraft
Example words
用事
errand, business
使用
use
用意
preparation
Practice
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