Words, feeling & thought
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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.
comedy
joy, delight
to rejoice, to be glad
permission
license
to permit, to forgive
gratitude
apology
to apologize
donation
parasitism
to drop by, to draw near
technology, technique
skill, ability
acting, performance
duty, obligation
meaning, significance
justice
interest
excitement
revival, reconstruction
complaint; phrase
haiku
words and phrases
Meaning
gain, obtain
Components
On'yomi
トク
Kun'yomi
え（る） | う（る）
proud, one’s forte
income, earnings
to gain, to obtain
common sense
everyday, daily
emergency; extraordinary
baby elephant
weather, meteorology
target, object
Practice
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