Grain & vessels
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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
原稿
manuscript
投稿
contribution, posting
草稿
draft
Example words
優秀
excellent, outstanding
秀才
talented person, genius
秀でる
to excel, to surpass
Example words
名称
name, designation
称賛
praise, admiration
対称
symmetry
Example words
監督
director, supervisor
監視
monitoring, surveillance
監獄
prison
Example words
基盤
foundation, base
円盤
disc, discus
地盤
ground, base
Practice
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