Regions, metal & more
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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.
light, not heavy
easy, handy
light meal, snack
prefectural (run by the prefecture)
prefectural road
In modern Japanese it appears almost only in 昭和 (the Shōwa era, 1926-1989).
the Showa era
the Showa period
to arrange, to get in order
sorting out, tidying
adjustment, regulation
to climb
mountain climbing
going to school
animal
shopping
plan, schedule
preparation (before a lesson)
reservation, booking
road, roadway
railway track
passage, aisle
edamame
soybean
tofu
Practice
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