Water & movement
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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.
critical moment, brink
shallows, shoal
swift current, rapids
secretion
urinary organs
urology
flood, inundation
abuse, misuse
overfishing, overhunting
electric leakage
omission, oversight
to leak, to escape
coast of a bay
harbor, port
Taiwan
encounter
treatment, reception
circumstances, one’s lot
observance, compliance
law-abiding
adherence, following
execution, accomplishment
accomplishment
to accomplish, to achieve
encounter
disaster, being stranded
to encounter (something bad)
Practice
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