People & matters
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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
被害
damage, harm suffered
被服
clothing
被る
to put on (the head), to wear
Example words
舞踊
dance, dancing
歌舞伎
kabuki
舞う
to dance, to flutter
Example words
依頼
request; reliance
信頼
trust, confidence
頼む
to ask, to request
Example words
分離
separation
距離
distance
離れる
to be separated, to leave
Example words
治療
medical treatment
医療
medical care
療養
recuperation, convalescence
Example words
奴隷
slave
隷属
subordination, subjection
隷書
clerical script (calligraphy)
Practice
Test yourself on this lesson's kanji.