Food & drink
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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.
feed, bait
prey, victim
tempting bait
rice cake
rice cracker
falling on the buttocks
awakening, arousal
stimulant drug
to sober up, to awaken
Meaning
refined sake, spirits
Components
On'yomi
チュウ
shochu (distilled spirit)
shochu highball
barley shochu
green tea (sencha)
rice cracker
to decoct, to brew
noodles (category)
noodle making
cold noodles
large bowl; rice bowl dish
beef bowl
tempura bowl
skewer, spit
grilled on a skewer
bamboo skewer
stone mill
dislocation (joint)
molar tooth
refreshing, exhilarating
fresh, brisk
smart, gallant
Practice
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