Body & senses 2

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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).

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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.

#1

Meaning

blink; moment

Components

Example words
いっしゅん

an instant

しゅんかん

moment, instant

また

to blink, to twinkle

#2

Meaning

sleep

Components

Example words
すいみん

sleep

みん

insomnia, sleeplessness

ねむ

to sleep

#3

Meaning

shield

Components

Example words
じゅん

contradiction

うしだて

backing, support

たて

to defy, to talk back

#4

Meaning

sleep, lie down

Components

Example words
しんしつ

bedroom

しゅうしん

going to bed

to sleep, to lie down

#5

Meaning

get tired, exhausted

Components

Example words
ろう

fatigue

へい

exhaustion, impoverishment

つかれる

to get tired

#6

Meaning

touch, feel; conflict

Components

Example words
せっしょく

contact

かんしょく

feel, texture

れる

to touch

#7

Meaning

hair (of the head)

Components

Example words
とうはつ

hair (of the head)

もうはつ

hair

かみがた

hairstyle

#8

Meaning

tail; end

Components

Example words
こう

tailing, shadowing

まつ

end, tail end

しっ

tail (of an animal)

Practice

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