Wealth & commerce

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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.

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).

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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.

#1

Meaning

lend, rent out

Components

On'yomi

タイ

Kun'yomi

か(す)

Example words
賃貸ちんたい

lease, rental

貸家かしや

house for rent

貸すかす

to lend

#2

Meaning

save up, store

Components

On'yomi

チョ

Example words
貯金ちょきん

savings

貯蓄ちょちく

savings, hoarding

貯水ちょすい

water storage

#3貿

Meaning

trade

Components

On'yomi

ボウ

Example words
貿易ぼうえき

trade, commerce

貿易港ぼうえきこう

trading port

貿易風ぼうえきふう

trade winds

#4

Meaning

wealth, property

Components

On'yomi

ザイ | サイ

Example words
財産ざいさん

property, assets

財布さいふ

wallet

文化財ぶんかざい

cultural asset

#5

Meaning

resources, capital

Components

On'yomi

Example words
資本しほん

capital

資料しりょう

materials, data

資格しかく

qualification

#6

Meaning

value, price

Components

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

あたい

Example words
価格かかく

price

物価ぶっか

commodity prices

価値かち

value, worth

#7

Meaning

proof, certificate

Components

On'yomi

ショウ

Example words
証明しょうめい

proof, certification

保証ほしょう

guarantee

証拠しょうこ

evidence

#8

Meaning

support; branch; pay

Components

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

ささ(える)

Example words
支持しじ

support, backing

支店してん

branch (store)

支えるささえる

to support, to hold up

#9

Meaning

cloth; spread

Components

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

ぬの

Example words
分布ぶんぷ

distribution

毛布もうふ

blanket

布地ぬのじ

cloth, fabric

#10

Meaning

amount, sum; forehead; frame

Components

On'yomi

ガク

Kun'yomi

ひたい

Example words
金額きんがく

amount of money

全額ぜんがく

total amount

半額はんがく

half the amount, half price

Practice

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