Water & liquid
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What the component colors mean
言
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
氵
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
生
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
発汗
perspiration, sweating
冷汗
cold sweat
汗水
sweat (and toil)
Example words
沼地
marshland, swamp
湖沼
lakes and marshes
泥沼
quagmire, bog
Example words
浸水
flooding, inundation
浸透
permeation, infiltration
浸す
to soak, to dip
Example words
濁流
muddy stream
汚濁
pollution, contamination
濁る
to become muddy
Example words
淡水
fresh water
冷淡
cold, indifferent
淡い
faint, pale
Example words
清澄
clarity, serenity
上澄み
upper clear layer
澄む
to become clear
Example words
濃厚
thick, rich
濃度
concentration, density
濃い
thick, deep (color)
Practice
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