Feelings 2
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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.
break, rest
rest, relaxation
short break
mercy, compassion
charity
affection, love
reluctant parting
grief, mourning
regrettable, precious
hatred
love and hate
to hate
negligence, laziness
idleness, sloth
to be lazy
yearning, longing
longing, attachment
to adore, to yearn for
anxiety, apprehension
melancholy, grief
to grieve, to worry
Practice
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