Metals & weather
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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.
sharp, keen
acute angle
sharp, pointed
pencil
zinc
graphite
appraisal, judgment
appreciation (of art)
illustrated reference book
closure, blockade
chain (reaction)
national isolation
insensitive, obtuse
obtuse angle
dull, blunt
demand
supply and demand
necessities
earthquake
vibration, tremor
to tremble, to shake
dense fog
drizzle, mist rain
morning fog
thunder(clap)
lightning strike
land mine
exposure
disclosure, exposure
morning dew
Practice
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