People & society
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What the component colors mean
言
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
氵
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
生
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
仕事
work, job
仕方
way, method
仕える
to serve (a master)
Example words
関係
relation, connection
係員
attendant, staff
Example words
会員
member
店員
shop clerk
社員
company employee
Example words
君たち
you (plural)
君主
monarch, ruler
主君
lord, master
Example words
持ち主
owner
主人
master; husband
主語
subject (grammar)
Practice
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