Actions & making
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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
採用
adoption, hiring
採点
grading, scoring
採る
to pick, to take
Example words
設立
establishment, founding
設計
design, planning
設ける
to set up, to establish
Example words
絶対
absolute(ly)
絶望
despair
絶える
to die out, to cease
Example words
総合
comprehensive, overall
総理
prime minister
総額
total amount
Example words
精神
spirit, mind
精密
precise, detailed
精算
exact settlement (of fare)
Example words
勢力
power, influence
姿勢
posture, stance
勢い
momentum, vigor
Practice
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