The body
Tap an example word to hear it pronounced.
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.
script, screenplay
limelight, spotlight
tripod
riding on shoulders
both shoulders
shoulder width
fat, body fat
oils and fats
resin
escape, breakout
derailment; digression
to take off (clothes)
torso, trunk
tossing up in the air
girth, waist
decay; corruption
tofu
to rot, to go bad
skin
dermatology
thoroughly (as in unhurt skin)
fat, body fat
subcutaneous fat
neutral fat, triglyceride
lower back pain
seat, bench
legs and lower back
physical strength (of arms)
ability, skill
skill, ability
Practice
Test yourself on this lesson's kanji.