Movement & food
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
On'yomi & Kun'yomi
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.
What the component colors mean
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).
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
to run
a race
runner
to walk
a walk, a stroll
sidewalk
to stop, to halt
cancellation, suspension
prohibition
to pass, to go through
to commute, to attend regularly
traffic
to pull, to draw
gravity, attraction
dictionary
to eat
meal
breakfast
Also abbreviates America (アメリカ), e.g. 米国 = the USA.
grain of rice
new rice; a novice
the United States
tea
brown (color)
black tea
Practice
Test yourself on this lesson's kanji.