Heat, water & calm
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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.
high fever
hot (to the touch)
enthusiasm, zeal
cold (to the touch)
to cool down, to get cold
cold water
electric light
lighthouse
kerosene, lamp oil
to become full
satisfaction
full (no vacancy)
shallow
shoal, shallows
Asakusa (place in Tokyo)
to bathe in, to be showered with
taking a bath
sea bathing
pure, clear
spring water
a fair (clean) copy
quiet, calm
rest, repose (medical)
calm, composure
continent
landing (of a plane)
health
lull, brief recovery
Practice
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