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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.
one book (counter)
separate volume
strip of paper (for writing)
scroll
highlight, masterpiece
first volume
magazine
diary, journal
pages of a magazine
song lyrics
verb
writing lyrics
discussion, argument
conclusion
thesis, paper
translation
interpreting
excuse
misunderstanding
misprint, wrong character
to err, to make a mistake
Meaning
discuss; attack, subjugate
Components
On'yomi
トウ
Kun'yomi
う（つ）
examination, study
debate
deliberation
simple, easy
concise
letter, correspondence
reading aloud
cheerful, bright
cheerful, merry
Practice
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