The hand
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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.
greeting
greeting card
courtesy rounds
handgun, pistol
martial arts, kempo
iron fist
setback, frustration
setback, standstill
sprain
greeting
greeting message
New Year greetings
sincere, earnest
sincere (attributive)
earnestly
wiping away, dispelling
to wipe
to wipe off
capture, grasp
to catch, to grasp
grasp, comprehension
progress
rate of progress
to make progress
sprain
contriving, raising (funds)
to twist
Practice
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