Thread & cloth
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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.
denunciation, censure
complication, disorder
thorough investigation
cocoon-shaped decoration
silkworm cocoon
cocoon silk thread
search, retrieval
index
groping, fumbling
emotion, feelings
beginning, clue
history, origin
gentleman
men's clothing
gentlemanly
fiber
delicate, sensitive
synthetic fiber
spinning (industry)
blended spinning
to spin (thread)
accumulation
cumulative total
dependents, encumbrances
Practice
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