Water, earth & nature
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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
温泉
hot spring
源泉
source, fountainhead
泉水
spring water
Example words
潮流
tidal current; trend
満潮
high tide
潮風
sea breeze
Practice
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