Hills & places
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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.
isolation, quarantine
interval, gap
to separate, to divide
very, considerably
essay, miscellany
following, keeping up with
prevention, obstruction
hindrance, impediment
to obstruct, to block
display, exhibition
statement, testimony
apology
ceramics, pottery
ceramic art
being enchanted, intoxicated
jury
attending (a meeting)
vassal of a vassal
prosperity
upheaval, protuberance
rise, prosperity
imperial mausoleum
hills
imperial tomb
Practice
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