Movement & action 2
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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
超越
transcendence
越境
crossing a border
越す
to cross, to exceed
Example words
巡回
patrol, tour
巡査
police officer
巡る
to go around
Example words
普及
diffusion, spread
追及
pursuing, questioning
及ぶ
to reach, to extend to
Example words
却下
rejection, dismissal
返却
return, giving back
退却
retreat, withdrawal
Example words
即座
immediate, on the spot
即席
instant, impromptu
即答
immediate answer
Example words
倒産
bankruptcy
転倒
falling over
倒れる
to fall over, to collapse
Example words
趣味
hobby, taste
趣旨
purport, gist
趣向
plan, idea, design
Practice
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