Ocean, sun & shape
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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).
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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
洋服
Western clothes
太平洋
the Pacific Ocean
西洋
the West, the Occident
Example words
太陽
the sun
陽気
cheerful, lively
陽光
sunlight
Example words
様子
state, appearance
神様
god (honorific)
王様
king
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流れる
to flow
流行
fashion, trend
電流
electric current
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表向き
on the surface, official
発表
announcement, presentation
表現
expression
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反対
opposition, opposite
反発
repulsion, backlash
反応
reaction, response
Example words
発表
announcement, presentation
出発
departure
発見
discovery
Practice
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