Will & expression
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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
欲望
desire, ambition
意欲
motivation, drive
食欲
appetite
Example words
興奮
excitement
奮闘
hard struggle
発奮
stirring oneself up
Example words
認識
recognition, cognition
確認
confirmation
認める
to recognize, to admit
Example words
否定
denial, negation
拒否
refusal, rejection
安否
safety, well-being
Example words
専門
specialty, expertise
専用
exclusive use
専攻
major (of study)
Example words
宣言
declaration
宣伝
propaganda, advertising
宣告
pronouncement, sentence
#9将
Example wordsMeaning
general, commander; future
Components
将来
future
将軍
general, shogun
主将
captain (of a team)
Example words
誕生
birth
誕生日
birthday
生誕
birth (of a notable person)
Practice
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