Skills & concepts
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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
仏教
Buddhism
大仏
great Buddha statue
念仏
Buddhist chant
Example words
弁当
boxed lunch (bento)
弁護
legal defense
弁論
debate, argument
Example words
暴力
violence
暴風
storm, gale
暴れる
to rampage, to act violently
Example words
留学
studying abroad
保留
reservation, deferment
留守
being away from home
Example words
型紙
paper pattern
大型
large-size
新型
new model, new type
Practice
Test yourself on this lesson's kanji.