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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.
season
the four seasons
the rainy season
most, the most
highest, best
recently, lately
yesterday
last year
last night
cooperation
association, society
cooperation, collaboration
competition
competition, event (sports)
to compete
to celebrate
national holiday
a celebration, congratulations
dictionary
to resign, to quit
dictionary
Meaning
tag, label; paper money
Components
On'yomi
サツ
Kun'yomi
ふだ
name tag
1000-yen bill
ticket gate
national flag
white flag
Practice
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