Position, marks & things
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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).
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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
位取り
place value (of digits)
一位
first place
地位
status, standing
Example words
各自
each person, individually
各国
each country
Example words
矢印
arrow (symbol)
目印
landmark, sign
印刷
printing
Example words
目標
goal, target
標識
a sign, a marker
標準
standard, norm
Example words
目的
purpose, aim
的外れ
off the mark, irrelevant
目的地
destination
Practice
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