People & relations
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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.
full name
local guardian deity
boyfriend
children, pupils
childcare
pediatrics
descendants
first grandchild
married couple
married couple
ingenuity, device
companion, comrade
reconciliation, making up
elderly person
one's old age
to grow old
student, pupil
on foot, walking
believer, follower
to borrow
debt, loan
rented house
to believe
self-confidence
communication
together, both
common, shared
cooperation, joint
Practice
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