Assorted 2
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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.
and, moreover
furthermore
transient, temporary
A, B, C (grades)
grade C, type C
Hinoe-uma (zodiac year)
enjoyment, receiving
enjoyment of pleasures
age at death
traditional restaurant
host; husband
gazebo, arbor
unevenness, bumpiness
concave surface
concave lens
convex surface
relief printing
bumpy, uneven
hegemony, supremacy
domination, championship
ambition, drive
enormous, serious
intense, severe
exceedingly, very
lofty, noble
premature, too early
Buddhist priest
public commendation
honoring publicly
certificate of merit
Practice
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