Daily life & concepts
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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.
to leave, to go away
last year
death, passing away
to bend, to turn
curve, curved line
famous piece of music
to face, to turn toward
direction
over there, the other side
one after another
next time
table of contents
heavy
body weight
to pile up, to stack
inn
homework
boarding house, lodgings
here and there
address
location, place
at the risk of one's life
life (biological)
order, command
interesting, funny
scene, situation
Practice
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