Body & health
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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.
stomach and intestines
stomach medicine
stomach acid
large intestine
small intestine
stomach and intestines
pneumonia
lung capacity
heart and lungs
back (body)
background
player's number
bone fracture
steel frame
spine, backbone
muscle
muscular strength
reinforcing steel bar
brains, head
leaders, heads (of state)
brain waves
cow milk
breast milk
baby teeth
headache
keen awareness (of pain)
painful
breathing, respiration
roll call
to call
Practice
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