Time, state & variety
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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.
assumption
kana (syllabary)
temporarily, supposing
permanence, eternity
endurance, persistence
after a long time
old style
new and old
restoration
prohibition
forbidden thing, taboo
lifting a ban
kindness, courtesy
gentle, warm-hearted
thick
complicated
magazine
noise
raising, breeding
animal feed
to keep (a pet)
century
era, epoch (of an era count)
discipline, public order
Practice
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