People & roles
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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).
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Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
新郎
bridegroom
野郎
guy, rascal
太郎
Taro (name)
Example words
傍観
looking on, bystanding
傍聴
listening in, attending
傍ら
beside, nearby
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店舗
shop, store
舗装
paving (a road)
老舗
long-established store
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豪雨
torrential rain
富豪
wealthy person
豪華
luxurious, gorgeous
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雄大
grand, magnificent
英雄
hero
雌雄
male and female; victory or defeat
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雌雄
male and female
雌花
female flower
雌鳥
hen
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鬼才
genius, wizard
鬼門
unlucky direction; weak point
餓鬼
hungry ghost; brat
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与党
ruling party
授与
conferment, granting
与える
to give, to grant
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兼業
side business
兼用
dual use
兼ねる
to combine, to serve as both
Practice
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