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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.
exchange of gifts
donation, gift
to give (a gift)
sales, selling
on the market, commercial
market, sales channel
monthly installment
levy, assessment
natural talent, endowment
general, ordinary
the whole, overall
various, all
multiplication, breeding
aquaculture, farming
to increase, to multiply
range, scope
model, example
norm, standard
adventure
beginning, opening
common cold
Meaning
endure, withstand
Components
On'yomi
タイ
Kun'yomi
た（える）
durability
endurance, patience
to endure, to withstand
palace, mansion
palace
feudal lord
Practice
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