Money & trade
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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.
money, cash
public bathhouse
small change
rent
fare, freight charge
wages
economy
repayment
to be finished, to be settled
income
collection, recovery
absorption
tax payment
delivery, payment
storage
supply
offer, provision
child
value, worth
numerical value
price
stock, shares
shareholder
stock price
precious, valuable
nobility, aristocrat
noble, exalted
mail, postal service
mailing
post office
Practice
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