Documents, order & money
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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.
consultation
talks, conference
interview, face-to-face talk
to investigate, to look up
condition, tune, tempo
physical condition
notebook, planner
bankbook, passbook
notebook, account book
entrance ceremony
mathematical formula
number (in a series)
symbol, sign
traffic signal, signal
the first, No. 1
the second, No. 2
the third, No. 3
city block number
one block; one serving
exactly, just right
both, both sides
both hands
parents
to distribute, to hand out
worry, anxiety
delivery
Practice
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