People & matters
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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.
damage, harm suffered
clothing
to put on (the head), to wear
dance, dancing
kabuki
to dance, to flutter
main wing (aircraft)
right wing
tail wing
request; reliance
trust, confidence
to ask, to request
separation
distance
to be separated, to leave
medical treatment
medical care
recuperation, convalescence
slave
subordination, subjection
clerical script (calligraphy)
age
advanced age
age of a tree
Practice
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