Food, drink & goods
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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 drink
food and drink
beverage, drink
amazake (sweet sake)
Japanese sake
liquor store; pub
tasting, sampling
meaning
hobby, taste
goods, article
work, piece
foodstuff, groceries
tool, implement
furniture
stationery
luggage, baggage
shipping, dispatch
miniature garden
bookcase
empty box
washing dishes
small plate
ashtray
Western clothes
uniform
happiness, well-being
daifuku (mochi sweet)
lottery, raffle
Practice
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