Water & rivers
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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
津々浦々
all over the country
浦波
waves on the shore
浦風
sea breeze
Example words
渦巻き
whirlpool, spiral
渦中
in the midst (of turmoil)
渦潮
tidal whirlpool
Example words
生涯
one’s whole life
天涯
horizon; far away
境涯
one's circumstances
Example words
渇望
craving, thirst for
枯渇
drying up, exhaustion
渇く
to be thirsty
Example words
渓谷
ravine, gorge
渓流
mountain stream
雪渓
snowy gorge
Example words
長江
Yangtze River
江戸
Edo (old Tokyo)
入り江
inlet, cove
Example words
排水溝
drainage ditch
海溝
ocean trench
側溝
roadside gutter
Practice
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