People & behavior
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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.
request; reliance
dependence
still, as before
great, grand
great person
great, admirable
introduction
nursing care
mediation, agency
ceremony, ritual
manners, courtesy
manners, behavior
looking up to heaven; astonishment
religious faith
to look up; to respect
tendency, trend
slope, incline
to lean, to tilt
inquiring after (someone)
to ask/visit (humble)
inquiry (polite)
intrusion, invasion
aggression, invasion
to invade, to violate
Buddhist monk
high priest
Buddhist nun
Practice
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