Assorted 3
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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.
subtropics
zinc
East Asia
captain (army)
first lieutenant
company officer
old man
blessing in disguise
pasqueflower
earth's crust
eggshell
seashell
jurisdiction, control
direct control
jurisdiction
articles of incorporation
loan (between nations)
artist's signature/seal
starvation, famine
famine
to starve, to hunger
correction, straightening
eccentric, odd
to straighten, to correct
dawn, daybreak
morning star
thorough knowledge
equilibrium, balance
balance, equilibrium
weights and measures
insect
kelp, kombu
insect collecting
Practice
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