Description & quality
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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
歓迎
welcome
歓喜
joy, delight
歓声
cheers, shout of joy
Example words
勧誘
solicitation, invitation
勧告
advice, recommendation
勧める
to recommend, to urge
Example words
劣悪
inferior, bad
優劣
superiority or inferiority
劣る
to be inferior
Example words
甘味
sweetness
甘党
person with a sweet tooth
甘い
sweet; lenient
Example words
華麗
splendid, gorgeous
美麗
beautiful, graceful
麗しい
lovely, graceful
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優雅
elegant, graceful
雅楽
gagaku (court music)
風雅
elegance, refinement
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珍味
delicacy
珍重
prizing, valuing
珍しい
rare, unusual
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静寂
silence, stillness
閑寂
quiet, tranquil
寂しい
lonely, lonesome
Practice
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