Quality & state
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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
乾燥
dryness
乾杯
a toast, cheers
乾く
to dry, to become dry
Example words
凶悪
heinous, fiendish
吉凶
fortune (good or bad)
凶器
deadly weapon
Example words
玄関
entrance hall
玄米
brown (unpolished) rice
玄人
expert, professional
Example words
丹念
careful, meticulous
丹精
diligence, painstaking care
丹田
lower abdomen (tanden)
Example words
平凡
ordinary, mediocre
非凡
extraordinary
凡人
ordinary person
Example words
沈黙
silence
黙認
tacit approval
黙る
to be silent
Practice
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