Handling & daily life
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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.
processing, handling
dealing with, coping
disposal; punishment
obstacle; disability
breakdown, malfunction
hindrance, obstacle
Meaning
sun (small unit ~3cm); a little
Components
On'yomi
スン
dimensions, measurements
just before, on the verge
one sun; a tiny bit
sumo ring
straw rice bag
one bale (counter)
closing a shop
closing (a meeting)
to close, to shut
fragment, piece
one hand
one way (trip)
assistance, subsidy
candidate
to supplement, to make up for
bank deposit, savings
to deposit, to leave in care
to keep, to take charge of
confusion, chaos
violence, rough
to be disordered
ovum, egg cell
egg-laying
raw egg
Practice
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