Objects & materials
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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.
on the desk; theoretical
study desk
office desk
iron bar; horizontal bar
monotonous reading
partner, accomplice
trees
establishment (of a record)
roadside trees
model, miniature
scale, scope
pattern, design
number of sheets
one sheet (counter)
large sum of money
steel
steel manufacturing
iron and steel
policy, course
course, heading
wire
magnet
magnetism
ceramics, china
shogunate
opening (of an event)
subtitles
passenger ticket
admission ticket
passport
Practice
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