Metals & weather
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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).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
鑑定
appraisal, judgment
鑑賞
appreciation (of art)
図鑑
illustrated reference book
Example words
閉鎖
closure, blockade
連鎖
chain (reaction)
鎖国
national isolation
Example words
鈍感
insensitive, obtuse
鈍角
obtuse angle
鈍い
dull, blunt
Example words
地震
earthquake
震動
vibration, tremor
震える
to tremble, to shake
Example words
雷鳴
thunder(clap)
落雷
lightning strike
地雷
land mine
Example words
露出
exposure
暴露
disclosure, exposure
朝露
morning dew
Practice
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