Nature, growth & ability
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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).
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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
桜色
cherry-blossom pink
夜桜
cherry blossoms at night
桜前線
cherry-blossom front
Example words
新幹線
Shinkansen (bullet train)
幹部
executive, cadre
幹線
main line, trunk line
Example words
枝豆
edamame
小枝
twig, small branch
枝分かれ
branching off
Example words
肥料
fertilizer
肥満
obesity
肥える
to grow fat, to become fertile
Example words
独立
independence
独身
single, unmarried
単独
single, sole
Example words
現在
the present, now
現実
reality
現れる
to appear
Practice
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