Insects & heads
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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
蚊取り線香
mosquito coil
蚊帳
mosquito net
蚊柱
swarm of mosquitoes
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蛇行
meandering, zigzag
大蛇
giant snake
蛇口
faucet, tap
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融合
fusion, merging
金融
finance
融通
accommodation, flexibility
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頑固
stubborn, obstinate
頑丈
robust, sturdy
頑張る
to persevere, to try hard
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顕微鏡
microscope
顕著
remarkable, striking
露顕
disclosure, coming to light
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頒布
distribution
頒価
distribution price
頒布会
distribution society/club
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頻繁
frequent
頻度
frequency
頻発
frequent occurrence
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韻律
rhythm, meter
押韻
rhyming
余韻
lingering resonance
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麻酔
anesthesia
麻薬
narcotics, drugs
大麻
cannabis, hemp
Practice
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