Decoration & space
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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).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
影響
influence, effect
撮影
photographing, filming
面影
vestige, trace, face
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彩色
coloring
色彩
coloring, hue
彩る
to color, to decorate
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装飾
decoration, ornament
修飾
modification, embellishment
飾る
to decorate
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環境
environment
循環
circulation, cycle
一環
a part, a link
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扇風機
electric fan
扇動
incitement, agitation
扇子
folding fan
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六畳
six-mat room
石畳
stone pavement
畳む
to fold up
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起床
getting out of bed
温床
hotbed, breeding ground
床屋
barbershop
Example words
奥義
secrets, mysteries
奥様
someone's wife (polite)
奥深い
deep, profound
Practice
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