Movement
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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.
violation, breach
difference, discrepancy
to differ, to be wrong
welcome
pick-up and drop-off
to welcome, to greet
dispatch, sending
envoy to Tang China
pocket money
application, booking
prospect, expectation
to be crowded
being late, tardiness
delay
slow, late
on the way, midway
use, purpose
the moment (when)
flight, escape
fleeing, escape
to run away, to flee
transparent
permeation
to be see-through
force, impact (of a scene)
pressure, oppression
to draw near, to press
evacuation, refuge
avoidance, evasion
to avoid
Practice
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