People & roles
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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.
bridegroom
guy, rascal
Taro (name)
looking on, bystanding
listening in, attending
beside, nearby
shop, store
paving (a road)
long-established store
torrential rain
wealthy person
luxurious, gorgeous
grand, magnificent
hero
male and female; victory or defeat
male and female
female flower
hen
genius, wizard
unlucky direction; weak point
hungry ghost; brat
ruling party
conferment, granting
to give, to grant
side business
dual use
to combine, to serve as both
Practice
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