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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.
refraction; bending
boredom, tedium
to stoop, to crouch
to repeat
moving up, advancing
to reel, to turn (pages)
inexhaustible
effort, endeavor
to run out, to be exhausted
Meaning
inquire, seek, ask
Components
On'yomi
ジン
Kun'yomi
たず（ねる）
interrogation
ordinary, usual
to ask, to inquire
occupation (military)
monopoly
to tell fortunes
alternation, changing
money exchange
to replace, to exchange
change, alteration
renewal, update
furthermore, even more
agreement, accord
invitation, attracting
to do (humble)
suddenly
collision, clash
to thrust, to poke
site, grounds
tatami room
to spread, to lay out
Practice
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