Work & effort
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What the component colors mean
言
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
氵
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
生
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
努力
effort, endeavor
努める
to strive, to make an effort
Example words
労働
labor, work
苦労
hardship, toil
労力
labor, effort
Example words
成功
success
年功
seniority, long experience
功労
meritorious service
Note
Example wordsA kokuji (kanji made in Japan); unusually it also has an on'yomi ドウ.
働く
to work
労働
labor, work
共働き
dual-income (both spouses work)
Example words
積む
to pile up, to load
面積
area
体積
volume
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特に
especially, particularly
特別
special
特急
limited express (train)
Example words
単語
word, vocabulary item
単位
unit; credit (school)
単数
singular (grammar)
Example words
加える
to add
参加
participation
加入
joining, enrollment
Practice
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