Places & buildings

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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

Example words
みせさき

storefront

しょてん

bookstore

てんいん

shop clerk

#2

Meaning

room

Components

Example words
きょうしつ

classroom

しつない

indoors

しつ

Japanese-style room

#3

Meaning

place, spot

Components

Example words
しょ

place, location

かいじょう

venue

こうじょう

factory

#4

Meaning

company; shrine

Components

Example words
かいしゃ

company

じんじゃ

shrine

しゃかい

society

#5

Meaning

meeting; to meet

Components

Example words

to meet

かい

conversation

たいかい

tournament, convention

#6

Meaning

city; market

Components

Example words
いち

market

city

ちょう

mayor

#7

Meaning

capital

Components

Example words
とうきょう

Tokyo

きょう

Kyoto

じょうきょう

going to the capital

#8

Meaning

country

Components

Example words
くに

many countries

がいこく

foreign country

ちゅうごく

China

#9

Meaning

garden, park

Components

Example words
こうえん

park

どうぶつえん

zoo

がくえん

academy, campus

#10

Meaning

road, way

Components

Example words
ちかみち

shortcut

どう

road, roadway

しょどう

calligraphy

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