Grain & vessels
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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.
manuscript
contribution, posting
draft
excellent, outstanding
talented person, genius
to excel, to surpass
name, designation
praise, admiration
symmetry
rice cultivation
paddy rice
ear of rice
director, supervisor
monitoring, surveillance
prison
theft, robbery
robbery, burglar
to steal
foundation, base
disc, discus
ground, base
basin (geography)
bonsai
Bon festival
Practice
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