Emotions & mind
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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.
comfort, solace
consolation visit
to comfort, to console
joy, delight
great delight
pleasure, joy
monster
ghost story
suspicious, dubious
regret
regret and resentment
frustrating, vexing
indignation, resentment
deep emotion
lamentation
evasion, avoidance
taboo
to abhor, to avoid
silly question
complaint, grumbling
foolish
resolution, readiness
understanding, intellect
to realize, to perceive
panic (financial)
to panic, to be flustered
hurried, busy
Practice
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