Feelings & disposition
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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.
emotion, feeling
facial expression
information
personality, character
male
female
pleasant, agreeable
clear, fine weather
full recovery
to respond, to comply
application, putting to use
reaction, response
to get used to
habit, custom
custom, precedent
Meaning
will, aspiration, intention
Components
On'yomi
シ
Kun'yomi
こころざ（す） | こころざし
to aspire, set one’s mind on
will, volition
aspiration, wish (of choice)
attitude, manner
state, condition
actual state of things
to get lost, to hesitate
lost child
maze, labyrinth
first dream of the new year
engrossed, absorbed
nightmare
Practice
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