Government & law
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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.
constitution
constitutional government
constitutionalism
a right
power, authority
human rights
law
discipline, order
uniform, across the board
trial, judgment
discretion
to judge
political party
ruling party
opposition party
government office
prefectural office
Meteorological Agency
police station
signature
department, post
policy
countermeasure
strategy, scheme
the Emperor (of Japan)
the Imperial family
empress
empress
empress dowager
empress and consorts
Practice
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