People & ailments
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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
俺様
my noble self (arrogant)
俺達
we (masculine)
俺流
my own way
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歌舞伎
kabuki theater
伎楽
ancient masked dance
歌舞伎役者
kabuki actor
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僅少
few, scanty
僅差
narrow margin
僅か
only, merely
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傲慢
arrogance, pride
傲然
haughty, proud
傲岸
arrogant, insolent
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伴侶
companion, spouse
僧侶
Buddhist monk
伴侶者
life partner
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嫉妬
jealousy, envy
嫉視
envious eyes
嫉む
to be jealous
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嫉妬
jealousy, envy
妬む
to envy, to be jealous
妬心
jealousy
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妖怪
monster, apparition
妖精
fairy, sprite
妖艶
bewitching, voluptuous
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痕跡
trace, vestige
血痕
bloodstain
傷痕
scar
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痩身
slimming, thin body
痩せる
to become thin
痩型
slim build
Practice
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