Deceit & illusion
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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.
Europe and America, the West
Europe
Western Europe
fraud, swindle
swindler, con artist
to deceive
abuse, cruelty
cruelty, atrocity
to oppress, to torment
nihility, emptiness
vanity
emptiness, hollowness
fantasy, illusion
hallucination
dreams and phantasms
maiden, young girl
A and B; superiority
type B, second class
daring execution
resolute, bold
daringly, deliberately
contract, agreement
opportunity, turning point
to pledge, to vow
seizure, capture
scramble, contest
to snatch, to rob
service, dedication
belief, faith
to offer, to present
shortage, deficiency
poverty
scarce, meager
Practice
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