Danger, disaster & limits
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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.
crime
criminal, culprit
to commit, to violate
crime
guilty
a criminal, sinner
disaster, damage
fire (disaster)
natural disaster
murder
suicide
to kill
poison (drug)
poisoning, addiction
disinfection
destruction
breakthrough
to tear, to break
danger
insurance
steep, harsh
atmospheric pressure
pressure, force
blood pressure
rescue
emergency (aid)
to rescue, to save
restriction, limit
limit, boundary
to limit, to restrict
Practice
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