Places & buildings
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).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
店先
storefront
書店
bookstore
店員
shop clerk
Example words
会社
company
神社
shrine
社会
society
Example words
会う
to meet
会話
conversation
大会
tournament, convention
Example words
近道
shortcut
道路
road, roadway
書道
calligraphy
Practice
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