Study & school
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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 learn (from someone)
study, learning
practice, drill
research
to master, to look into thoroughly
research
to sharpen, to grind
training, workshop
class (in school)
advanced level
high-class, high-grade
problem, question
topic of conversation
homework
problem, question
question, query
to ask, to inquire
sentence, writing
movement (of music)
class, lesson
industry
agriculture
Practice
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