Speech & words
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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.
exclamation, admiration
recitation, chanting
to compose (a poem)
corresponding, applicable
the said, in question
profound knowledge
consultation, inquiry
advisory body
to consult, to confer
concession, compromise
transfer, assignment
to give up, to yield
demand, claim, billing
request, demand
subcontract
consignment, entrusting
trust (finance)
daycare center
consent, acceptance
acceptance
ready consent
correction
revision (of a book)
proofreading and revising
conspiracy, plot
strategy, scheme
conspiracy, collusion
temptation
invitation, solicitation
to invite, to tempt
Practice
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