Emotions & mind
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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.
one’s pocket, carrying
recollection, reminiscence
nostalgic, dear
patient
disease, ailment
to be afflicted, to suffer
regret, deploring
extremely regrettable
regret, grudge
obedience, submission
respectful congratulations
respectful, deferential
auspicious event
congratulations and condolences
celebration
eager, with all one’s might
worry, concern
prize, reward
friendly talk, chat
friendship, intimacy
kind, cordial
sorrow, melancholy
grief, gloom
homesickness, nostalgia
inertia, habit
idleness, laziness
idle slumber
punishment, discipline
imprisonment (with labor)
to learn one’s lesson
Practice
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