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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.
uncle (younger than parent)
aunt (younger than parent)
uncle
description, narration
lyricism
conferring a decoration
outer moat
inner moat
fishing pond
bases loaded
stolen base
home base
encouragement
scholarship
recommendation
running about, efforts
uninhibited, wild
absconding, fleeing
Buddhist nun
convent, nunnery
nun (Christian)
personal history, resume
taking (a course)
zori (sandals)
worship, adoration
lofty, sublime
to revere, to worship
Cape Shiono
cape lighthouse
touring the capes
field marshal
supreme command
general, commander
Practice
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