Change, divide & continue
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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.
to choose
athlete, player
election
to raise, to cite
election
raising one's hand
to hold up (an umbrella), to insert
time difference
to fold, to break
to snap, to break
origami (paper folding)
season
thrift, saving
syllable
side job
side dish
subtitle
to part, to separate
special
to change
very; terrible, tough
change, transformation
to continue (intransitive)
to continue (transitive)
continuation, series
to compete, to dispute
war
competition
Practice
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