Counting & measure
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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.
10,000 yen (formal)
number one (formal)
sum of 10,000 (legal)
20,000 yen (formal)
sum of 2,000 (legal)
two hundred (formal)
sturdy, healthy
robust, solid
height, stature
geometry
somewhat, to some extent
how many
being a match for, rivaling
one animal (counter)
several animals
particle
one grain
grain of rice
wide, broad
full, entire
large, substantial
place, spot
itemized listing
one month
Practice
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