Sun & fire
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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.
holiday, leave
leisure, spare time
a moment of free time
purport, gist
gist, summary
point of an argument
first third of a month
middle third of a month
last third of a month
right and wrong; by all means
correction, rectification
approval, endorsement
cloudy weather
cloudy
hazy weather in cherry season
ordinary, usual
diffusion, spread
usually, everyday
Western calendar (AD)
solar calendar
60th birthday
act, deed
artificiality, intention
money exchange, forex
chimney
no smoking
smoking (tobacco)
boiling
simmered dish
to boil, to simmer
dryness, dehydration
impatience, fretting
dryer (machine)
explosion
bomb
bombing
violent, fierce
ardent, passionate
intense, strong
Practice
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