Feet & walking
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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.
distance
short distance
long distance
pursuit, tracking
ruins, remains
footprint
jumping, leaping
vaulting horse
to jump, to hop
traversing on foot
crowd, congestion
to step on
active role, activity
leap, rapid progress
lively motion
dance, dancing
a dance
Bon festival dance
your order/business (polite)
control
palace, mansion
conquest
expedition, away game
going to war
characteristic, feature
collection (of tax/fees)
symbol
she; girlfriend
boyfriend
far away, yonder
smile
subtle, delicate
microscope
Practice
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