Trees & wood
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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.
core, kernel
nuclear weapon
core, nucleus
stone coffin, sarcophagus
carrying out a coffin
placing in a coffin
cultivation
bonsai
planting, landscaping
pier, wharf
box seats (theater)
plank road (on a cliff)
center, nucleus
axis, pivot
pivotal, essential
row of cedar trees
cedar wood
cedar tree
analysis
analysis, parsing
dialysis
fire hydrant
blood clot, thrombus
bottle opener
water tank, aquarium
bathtub
tooth socket (alveolus)
bookshelf
cupboard, cabinet
shelving (an issue)
Practice
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