Ocean, sun & shape
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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.
Western clothes
the Pacific Ocean
the West, the Occident
the sun
cheerful, lively
sunlight
state, appearance
god (honorific)
king
to flow
fashion, trend
electric current
flat, level
peace
weekday
on the surface, official
announcement, presentation
expression
opposition, opposite
repulsion, backlash
reaction, response
announcement, presentation
departure
discovery
baseball
the Earth, the globe
light bulb
Practice
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