Body & health
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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
胃腸
stomach and intestines
胃薬
stomach medicine
胃酸
stomach acid
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大腸
large intestine
小腸
small intestine
胃腸
stomach and intestines
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背中
back (body)
背景
background
背番号
player's number
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筋肉
muscle
筋力
muscular strength
鉄筋
reinforcing steel bar
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頭脳
brains, head
首脳
leaders, heads (of state)
脳波
brain waves
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牛乳
cow milk
母乳
breast milk
乳歯
baby teeth
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呼吸
breathing, respiration
点呼
roll call
呼ぶ
to call
Practice
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