Daily life & concepts
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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
去る
to leave, to go away
去年
last year
死去
death, passing away
Example words
曲がる
to bend, to turn
曲線
curve, curved line
名曲
famous piece of music
Example words
向く
to face, to turn toward
方向
direction
向こう
over there, the other side
Example words
次々
one after another
次回
next time
目次
table of contents
Example words
重い
heavy
体重
body weight
重ねる
to pile up, to stack
Example words
宿屋
inn
宿題
homework
下宿
boarding house, lodgings
Example words
命がけ
at the risk of one's life
生命
life (biological)
命令
order, command
Practice
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