The body 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.
liver
essential, vital
test of courage
threat, menace
threat, intimidation
to threaten
fetus, unborn baby
placenta
mother's womb
bold, daring
courage, nerve
discouragement
cell (biology)
compatriot, sibling
spore
expansion, swelling
enormous, bulky
to swell, to expand
mucous membrane
eardrum
retina
Practice
Test yourself on this lesson's kanji.