Danger & difficulty
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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.
danger
crisis
dangerous
difficulty, hardship
difficult problem
difficult
question, doubt
suspicion (of a crime)
to doubt, to suspect
difficulty, hardship
poverty
to be troubled
injury
bodily injury
slander, defamation
hostility, antagonism
formidable enemy
invincible
sharp increase
deep emotion
intense, fierce
strict, severe
strict, rigorous
strict, harsh
theater
drama, play
tragedy
police
warning
security, guard
Practice
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