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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.
existing, already there
married
already
Meaning
longevity, long life; congratulations
Components
On'yomi
ジュ
Kun'yomi
ことぶき
lifespan
longevity
77th birthday
patience, endurance
narrow victory
spicy, hot
the Big Dipper
funnel
a large amount of sake
anonymity
concealment, harboring
concealment (of info)
nitrogen
suffocation
nitrogen fertilizer
envelope
sealing tightly
blockade, lockdown
translation
change of mind
to flutter, to turn over
license, permit
exemption
to escape, to avoid
completion
end, conclusion
understanding, acknowledgment
Practice
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