Hand actions
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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.
multiplication
seat, bench
to hang; to multiply
exchange
ventilation
conversion, switch
notice, posting
publication (in print)
to put up, to hoist
mobile phone; carrying
cooperation, tie-up
to carry, to take along
restraint, binding
detention, custody
detention, custody
deduction
appeal (court)
to hold back, to refrain
photographing, filming
aerial photography
to take (a photo)
cleaning
cleaning, sweeping
to sweep
selection, choice
adoption, selection
choosing one of two
extraction
lottery, drawing lots
abstraction, abstract
Practice
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