People 3
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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.
fine work; honorable mention
superb, exquisite
climax, best part
enterprise, company
planning, project
to plan, to scheme
by chance, coincidence
even number
spouse
debt, liabilities
liabilities, debt
government bond
holding (an event)
sponsorship, organizing
to hold (an event)
court physician
lady-in-waiting
attendant, chamberlain
expansion and contraction
postscript (P.S.)
to stretch, to grow
promotion, acceleration
demand, reminder
to urge, to prompt
accompanying, going together
musical accompaniment
to accompany, to entail
Practice
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