Light, observation & arts
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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 shine
drought, dry spell
lighting, illumination
scenery, landscape
landscape, scene
night view
sightseeing, tourism
observation
audience, spectators
hand mirror
telescope
self-reflection
omission, abbreviation
to omit, to cut out
observation
police
to perceive, to sense
the North Pole
the South Pole
to master, to carry to the extreme
diameter
radius
caliber, bore
art, the arts
entertainment, performing arts
to be cured, to heal
politics
to cure, to heal
Practice
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