Buildings & structures
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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
開く
to open (up), to bloom
開ける
to open (something)
開店
opening a shop
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階段
stairs, steps
一階
first floor, ground floor
二階
second floor
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病院
hospital
入院
hospitalization
大学院
graduate school
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中央
center, middle
中央線
the Chuo Line
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横顔
profile (of a face)
横書き
horizontal writing
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柱時計
pendulum wall clock
電柱
utility pole
門柱
gatepost
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坂道
sloping road, hill
上り坂
uphill slope
下り坂
downhill slope
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橋渡し
bridging, mediation
歩道橋
pedestrian bridge
鉄橋
iron/railway bridge
Practice
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