Objects & doors
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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.
canned food
empty can
can manufacturing
makeup, cosmetics
cosmetics
adornment, beautification
solemn, grave
quiet, still
self-restraint
furrow between ridges
ribbed weave
sand ripples/dunes
opening a door
iron door
gate door, leaf
to return, to go back
refund, repayment
turning back, reverting
dismissal, removal
strike (labor)
to pass unchallenged
network, comprehensive coverage
enumeration
all things in nature
fear, risk (of)
danger, apprehension
likely to offend (juvenile)
prisoner of war
captive; enthralled
captive, prisoner
Practice
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