Fibers & farm products
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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).
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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
絹糸
silk thread
絹織物
silk fabric
人絹
rayon (artificial silk)
Example words
純粋
pure, genuine
単純
simple, plain
純真
innocent, naive
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縦横
length and breadth
操縦
piloting, control
縦書き
vertical writing
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体系
system, organization
系統
system, lineage
家系
family line
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紅茶
black tea
紅葉
autumn leaves
口紅
lipstick
Example words
養蚕
silkworm raising
蚕糸
silk thread (industry)
蚕食
encroachment
Practice
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