Actions & making
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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.
invitation
to invite, to beckon
beckoning
class, lesson
professor
to grant, to confer
connection
direct
interview
adoption, hiring
grading, scoring
to pick, to take
establishment, founding
design, planning
to set up, to establish
absolute(ly)
despair
to die out, to cease
comprehensive, overall
prime minister
total amount
imagination
image (picture)
bronze statue
spirit, mind
precise, detailed
exact settlement (of fare)
power, influence
posture, stance
momentum, vigor
Practice
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