Words, feeling & thought
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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
喜劇
comedy
歓喜
joy, delight
喜ぶ
to rejoice, to be glad
Example words
寄付
donation
寄生
parasitism
寄る
to drop by, to draw near
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技術
technology, technique
技能
skill, ability
演技
acting, performance
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義務
duty, obligation
意義
meaning, significance
正義
justice
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興味
interest
興奮
excitement
復興
revival, reconstruction
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文句
complaint; phrase
俳句
haiku
語句
words and phrases
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得意
proud, one’s forte
所得
income, earnings
得る
to gain, to obtain
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常識
common sense
日常
everyday, daily
非常
emergency; extraordinary
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子象
baby elephant
気象
weather, meteorology
対象
target, object
Practice
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