Skills & concepts

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Green - a component that hints at the meaning.

Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).

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#1

Meaning

art, technique

Components

Example words
じゅつ

technology, technique

しゅじゅつ

surgery

げいじゅつ

art

#2

Meaning

Buddha; France

Components

Example words
ぶっきょう

Buddhism

だいぶつ

great Buddha statue

ねんぶつ

Buddhist chant

#3

Meaning

speech; valve; petal

Components

Example words
べんとう

boxed lunch (bento)

べん

legal defense

べんろん

debate, argument

#4

Meaning

grave, tomb

Components

Example words

graveyard

はかまい

visiting a grave

はかいし

gravestone

#5

Meaning

violent, rampage

Components

Example words
ぼうりょく

violence

ぼうふう

storm, gale

あばれる

to rampage, to act violently

#6

Meaning

transport, send

Components

Example words
にゅう

import

しゅつ

export

うん

transportation

#7

Meaning

stay, detain, fasten

Components

Example words
りゅうがく

studying abroad

りゅう

reservation, deferment

being away from home

#8

Meaning

mold; type, model

Components

Example words
かたがみ

paper pattern

おおがた

large-size

しんがた

new model, new type

Practice

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