Water 3
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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
漬物
pickles
塩漬け
salting, pickling in salt
漬ける
to soak, to pickle
Example words
泥棒
thief, burglar
泥沼
quagmire, bog
拘泥
adherence, fixation
Example words
洞窟
cave, cavern
洞察
insight, discernment
空洞
cavity, hollow
Example words
沸騰
boiling; excitement
煮沸
boiling (sterilization)
沸く
to boil, to seethe
Example words
気泡
bubble, air pocket
発泡
foaming, effervescence
水泡
foam; coming to naught
Example words
涼風
cool breeze
納涼
enjoying the evening cool
涼しい
cool, refreshing
Practice
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