Decoration & space
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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.
influence, effect
photographing, filming
vestige, trace, face
coloring
coloring, hue
to color, to decorate
decoration, ornament
modification, embellishment
to decorate
environment
circulation, cycle
a part, a link
electric fan
incitement, agitation
folding fan
hat, cap
regulation cap
red cap; porter
six-mat room
stone pavement
to fold up
getting out of bed
hotbed, breeding ground
barbershop
terminal, device
extreme
roadside
secrets, mysteries
someone's wife (polite)
deep, profound
Practice
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