Water & liquids
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).
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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
混雑
congestion, crowding
混合
mixture
混ぜる
to mix (something)
Example words
清潔
clean, hygienic
潔白
innocence, purity
簡潔
concise, terse
Example words
減少
decrease, reduction
加減
degree, adjustment
減る
to decrease
Example words
演技
acting, performance
講演
lecture
演奏
musical performance
Practice
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