Light, observation & arts
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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
照る
to shine
日照り
drought, dry spell
照明
lighting, illumination
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景色
scenery, landscape
風景
landscape, scene
夜景
night view
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観光
sightseeing, tourism
観察
observation
観客
audience, spectators
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反省
self-reflection
省略
omission, abbreviation
省く
to omit, to cut out
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観察
observation
警察
police
察する
to perceive, to sense
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北極
the North Pole
南極
the South Pole
極める
to master, to carry to the extreme
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芸術
art, the arts
芸能
entertainment, performing arts
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治る
to be cured, to heal
政治
politics
治す
to cure, to heal
Practice
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