Time, state & variety
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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).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
仮定
assumption
仮名
kana (syllabary)
仮に
temporarily, supposing
Example words
永久
permanence, eternity
持久
endurance, persistence
久しぶり
after a long time
Example words
禁止
prohibition
禁物
forbidden thing, taboo
解禁
lifting a ban
Example words
複雑
complicated
雑誌
magazine
雑音
noise
Example words
飼育
raising, breeding
飼料
animal feed
飼う
to keep (a pet)
Example words
世紀
century
紀元
era, epoch (of an era count)
風紀
discipline, public order
Practice
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