Battle, loss & necessity
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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.
war
to fight, to battle
strategy, tactics
failure, mistake
to be defeated
victory or defeat
courage
brave person, hero
to be spirited, to cheer up
to be lacking, to be chipped
absence (from a seat)
fault, flaw, weak point
to lose
failure
rudeness; excuse me
necessary
important
to need, to require
promise
reservation, booking
law
grammar
weather
climate
candidate
Practice
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