Mouth & voice
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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).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
含有
containing (a substance)
包含
inclusion
含む
to contain, to include
Example words
絶叫
scream, exclamation
叫ぶ
to shout, to cry out
叫び
a shout, a cry
Example words
召集
convocation, summons
召喚
summons (to court)
召し上がる
to eat/drink (honorific)
Example words
吹奏
playing wind instruments
鼓吹
advocacy, inspiration
吹く
to blow
Example words
感嘆
admiration; exclamation
悲嘆
grief, lamentation
嘆く
to lament, to grieve
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吐露
expressing (feelings)
吐息
a sigh
吐く
to vomit; to spit out
Example words
唐突
abrupt, sudden
唐草
arabesque pattern
遣唐使
envoy to Tang China
Example words
噴火
volcanic eruption
噴出
gushing out, spewing
噴水
fountain
Practice
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