Conveying, records & order
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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 convey, to tell
to help
a message
a record
sound recording
registration
chorus, choir
to chant, to advocate
singing (school song)
order, command
command, call (to a group)
directive, instruction
voting
counting votes
slip, voucher
turn, order
order, sequence
procedure, steps
for the first time
the very first, the beginning
opening day, first day
surroundings, circumference
one lap, one round
surroundings, vicinity
Practice
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