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Chart of signal primitives and their readings

#1
Fellow Japanese learners,

do you know if there is somewhere a chart with the signal primitives on one side and their primary readings on the other side?

When I stumble upon a kanji whose on-yomi I don't know, I would love to know if I should pair the reading with only that specific kanji or with some of its primitive elements. Like now I learned the word 違反 and it took me a lot of unnecessary time to confirm that the い reading indeed has a connection to the locket primitive.

Cheers!
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#2
I am aware of one good source that is namakajiri.net/nikki/testing-the-power-of-phonetic-components-in-japanese-kanji/.
You may download .pdf at the bottom of the page as it has more information and is easier to manage.
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#3
I think this thread might be useful for you: http://forum.koohii.com/thread-11002-page-3.html
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