Earth, mountains & insects
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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.
fortress, stronghold
blockage, obstruction
cerebral infarction
accumulation, deposit
compost, manure
sediment, deposits
compensation, filling
loading, charging
filling up, packing
storm, tempest
sandstorm
snowstorm, blizzard
cliff
sheer cliff, precipice
landslide
rainbow
rainbow-colored
iris (of the eye)
honey
honeybee
beekeeping
honey
honeymoon
mandarin orange
reverence, awe
awe, dread
cowering, flinching
Kinki region
the home provinces
capital and surroundings
Practice
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