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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.
merchant, trader
store, shop
commerce, business
committee member
committee
committee chairperson
to transform, to take on a form
culture
chemistry
to substitute, to replace
era, period, age
electricity bill
Meaning
opposite; versus; to face
Components
On'yomi
タイ | ツイ
opposition, opposite
to face, to deal with
a pair
to lose, to be defeated
to bear, to carry (on the back)
match, contest
part, portion
all, the whole
room
to win
match, victory or defeat
final (match)
to ride, to get on
boarding (a vehicle)
passenger
famous
paid, fee-charging
ownership, possession
Practice
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