Places & buildings

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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.

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).

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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.

#1

Meaning

shop, store

Components

On'yomi

テン

Kun'yomi

みせ

Example words
店先みせさき

storefront

書店しょてん

bookstore

店員てんいん

shop clerk

#2

Meaning

room

Components

On'yomi

シツ

Kun'yomi

むろ

Example words
教室きょうしつ

classroom

室内しつない

indoors

和室わしつ

Japanese-style room

#3

Meaning

place, spot

Components

On'yomi

ジョウ

Kun'yomi

Example words
場所ばしょ

place, location

会場かいじょう

venue

工場こうじょう

factory

#4

Meaning

company; shrine

Components

On'yomi

シャ

Kun'yomi

やしろ

Example words
会社かいしゃ

company

神社じんじゃ

shrine

社会しゃかい

society

#5

Meaning

meeting; to meet

Components

On'yomi

カイ | エ

Kun'yomi

あ(う)

Example words
会うあう

to meet

会話かいわ

conversation

大会たいかい

tournament, convention

#6

Meaning

city; market

Components

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

いち

Example words
市場いちば

market

都市とし

city

市長しちょう

mayor

#7

Meaning

capital

Components

On'yomi

キョウ | ケイ

Example words
東京とうきょう

Tokyo

京都きょうと

Kyoto

上京じょうきょう

going to the capital

#8

Meaning

country

Components

On'yomi

コク

Kun'yomi

くに

Example words
国々くにぐに

many countries

外国がいこく

foreign country

中国ちゅうごく

China

#9

Meaning

garden, park

Components

On'yomi

エン

Kun'yomi

その

Example words
公園こうえん

park

動物園どうぶつえん

zoo

学園がくえん

academy, campus

#10

Meaning

road, way

Components

On'yomi

ドウ | トウ

Kun'yomi

みち

Example words
近道ちかみち

shortcut

道路どうろ

road, roadway

書道しょどう

calligraphy

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