Water 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.
lacquerware
jet black
lacquer coating
fruit juice
soup dish
miso soup
traffic jam, congestion
distress, difficulty
astringent; tasteful
lady, gentlewoman
chastity, feminine virtue
admiring and modeling oneself on
negotiation
interference
external liaison
purification
clean, pure
washing, cleansing
tsunami
all over the country
burning with curiosity
gradually
gradual progress
gradual increase
peace, security
calm, composed
leading authority
laundry
washing machine
to rinse
Practice
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