Metals 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.
illusion, misperception
mixture, complication
trial and error, mistake
alarm bell, warning
fire bell
evening bell
tablet, pill
handcuffs
locking
training, discipline
forging (metal)
to forge, to train
casting (metal)
cast metal object
casting mold
suppression, quelling
pain relief
to calm, to suppress
training, discipline
alchemy
refining, smelting
Practice
Test yourself on this lesson's kanji.