Time, speed & measure
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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.
cold
chill, the shivers
cold winter sky
hot (weather)
the heat
midsummer, dog days
old tale, folk story
ancient times
period, duration
school term, semester
time, season, phase
to hurry
express (train)
sudden illness
fast, quick
speed, velocity
high speed
often, repeatedly
once, one time
temperature
one second
countdown
short
short temper, impatience
length; strengths & weaknesses
twofold, double
how many times
Practice
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