Records, documents & reports
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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.
publishing
woodblock print
first edition
publication
weekly (publication)
morning edition
history
historical materials
world history
condition, state
current state
New Year greeting card
display, indication
instruction, directions
to show, to indicate
report
information
forecast
grades, results
business results
track record
inspection, examination
survey, investigation
screening, review
accident
hometown
the deceased
reunion
once more
again
Practice
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