Home & space
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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.
residence, housing
returning home
one's own home
universe, space
somersault
suspended in mid-air
universe, space
spaceship
magnanimity, scale of mind
treasure
national treasure
treasure, riches
secret
close, intimate
density
religion
sect, denomination
religious conversion
seat
sitting upright (seiza)
to sit down
cabinet (government)
cabinet meeting
castle tower
service window, counter
schoolmate, alumnus
train/car window
little-known good spot
grave pit; self-ruin
filling a gap
Practice
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