Insects & heads
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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.
mosquito coil
mosquito net
swarm of mosquitoes
fluorescence
fluorescent lamp
firefly viewing
meandering, zigzag
giant snake
faucet, tap
fusion, merging
finance
accommodation, flexibility
stubborn, obstinate
robust, sturdy
to persevere, to try hard
microscope
remarkable, striking
disclosure, coming to light
distribution
distribution price
distribution society/club
frequent
frequency
frequent occurrence
rhythm, meter
rhyming
lingering resonance
anesthesia
narcotics, drugs
cannabis, hemp
Practice
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