Movement & travel
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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 carry, to transport
exercise, sports
driving (a vehicle)
to move
exercise, sports
animal
to fall over, to tumble
driving (a vehicle)
bicycle
to advance, to move forward
advance, forward movement
going on to higher education
to chase, to pursue
addition, appending
to drive out, to expel
to send; to see off
broadcast
to see (someone) off
to give back, to return
reply, answer
reply, response
to play
amusement park
play, game
to swim
swimming
breaststroke
travel destination
travel, trip
Japanese inn
Practice
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