Body & senses 2
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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.
an instant
moment, instant
to blink, to twinkle
sleep
insomnia, sleeplessness
to sleep
contradiction
backing, support
to defy, to talk back
bedroom
going to bed
to sleep, to lie down
fatigue
exhaustion, impoverishment
to get tired
contact
feel, texture
to touch
hair (of the head)
hair
hairstyle
Practice
Test yourself on this lesson's kanji.