Land, home & society
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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.
cultivation, farming
agriculture, tillage
to plow, to till
environment
national border
boundary
average
equality, uniformity
uniform, flat (rate)
existence
the present, now
stock, inventory
residence, dwelling
living room
to be (present), to exist
cafeteria, dining hall
auditorium
dignified, imposing
guidance, instruction
introduction, adoption
to guide, to lead
international
actual, in practice
association, dating
belonging (to a group)
metal
attribute, property
damage, harm
loss
breakage, damage
to surround
surroundings
the game of Go
Practice
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