Action verbs
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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 hit, to strike
batter (baseball)
base hit (baseball)
to throw
pitcher (baseball)
voting, ballot
to hold, to have
feeling, mood
possession, carrying
to take, to grab
to take out
dictation
to receive, to take (a test)
taking an entrance exam
reception, front desk
to pick up
a found item
to erase, to turn off
to disappear, to go out
fire extinguishing
to help, to save
assistant
advice
to decide
determination, resolve
decision
Practice
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