Quantity, comparison & degree
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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.
comparison
proportion
to compare
efficiency
frank, candid
leading (a group)
extra, surplus
room, leeway
to be left over
content(s)
container
easy
omission, abbreviation
strategy
rough sketch
preparation
equipment, facilities
to equip, to prepare for
complicated
plural, multiple
duplication, overlap
Meaning
group, association
Components
On'yomi
ダン | トン
organization, group
group, mass
dango (dumpling)
abundant, plentiful
good harvest
abundant, rich
poverty
poverty, scarcity
poor
Practice
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