Movement & action 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.
transcendence
crossing a border
to cross, to exceed
patrol, tour
police officer
to go around
water transport
small boat
ferry boat
diffusion, spread
pursuing, questioning
to reach, to extend to
rejection, dismissal
return, giving back
retreat, withdrawal
immediate, on the spot
instant, impromptu
immediate answer
bankruptcy
falling over
to fall over, to collapse
hobby, taste
purport, gist
plan, idea, design
Practice
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