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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.
basics, fundamentals
foundation, basis
standard, criterion
rule, regulation
scale, scope
ruler (tool)
inspection, examination
consideration, study
check-up, inspection
lecture (class)
public lecture
attending a course
evaluation
reputation
criticism, review
knowledge
consciousness, awareness
common sense
question
quality
nature, property
repair
training, study
to master, to cultivate
description, statement
predicate (grammar)
to state, to mention
order, sequence
preface, foreword
order, discipline
Practice
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