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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.
English language
England, Britain
English conversation
assignment, task
lesson one
section chief
training
lesson, moral
on and kun readings
examination, test
match, game
to try out
examination, test
experiment
experience
to memorize, to remember
alarm (clock)
sense, sensation
explanation
novel
to explain, to preach
for example
example sentence
dictionary
the classics
encyclopedia
completion
perfect, complete
completion, conclusion
Practice
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