Assorted 5
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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.
estrangement, distance
depopulation
alienation, neglect
Meaning
robust, manly, prime of life
Components
On'yomi
ソウ
grand, magnificent
heroic, sublime
heroic, valiant
legal profession
sergeant
sergeant major
frost damage
late frost
first frost
waste, futility
no good, useless
poor work, flop
We (the Emperor)
We deem, We think
Our reign
court of law
imperial court
appearing in court
residence, mansion
official residence
luxurious mansion
water bottle, canteen
envelope
leaking through, all revealed
sharp rise, jump
sudden surge
boiling
stationing (troops)
colony farming by soldiers
guard station, barracks
Practice
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