Home & space
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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).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
住宅
residence, housing
帰宅
returning home
自宅
one's own home
Example words
宇宙
universe, space
宙返り
somersault
宙吊り
suspended in mid-air
Example words
宇宙
universe, space
宇宙船
spaceship
気宇
magnanimity, scale of mind
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秘密
secret
密接
close, intimate
密度
density
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宗教
religion
宗派
sect, denomination
改宗
religious conversion
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内閣
cabinet (government)
閣議
cabinet meeting
天守閣
castle tower
Example words
窓口
service window, counter
同窓
schoolmate, alumnus
車窓
train/car window
Example words
穴場
little-known good spot
墓穴
grave pit; self-ruin
穴埋め
filling a gap
Practice
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