Search Kanji for parts: 刂

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knife

Meaning: knife; standing sword radical (no. 18)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ

reap

Meaning: reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Kun-yomi: か.る
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ

cut

Meaning: cut; whittle
Kun-yomi: き.る/けず.る
On-yomi: カン/セン

publish

Meaning: publish; carve; engrave
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

row a boat

Meaning: row a boat; paddle a boat; finger guess
Kun-yomi: さおさ.す/かま/さ.く
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

trim

Meaning: trim
Kun-yomi: けず.る/た.つ/え.る/すりへ.る
On-yomi: ガン/グン

cutting off feet as form of punishment

Meaning: cutting off feet as form of punishment
Kun-yomi: き.る/あやう.い
On-yomi: ゲツ/グチ/ゴツ/ゴチ/カツ

surname

Meaning: surname; kill; destroy
Kun-yomi: ころ.す
On-yomi: リュウ/ル

scoop out

Meaning: scoop out; gouge
Kun-yomi: えぐ.る
On-yomi: ケツ

decapitate

Meaning: decapitate
Kun-yomi: は.ねる/くびは.ねる
On-yomi: フン

file

Meaning: file; row; rank; tier; column
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レツ/レ

punish

Meaning: punish; penalty; sentence; punishment
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さ.く
On-yomi: レイ/リョウ

cut down

Meaning: cut down
Kun-yomi: けず.る
On-yomi: サン

cutting (grass)

Meaning: cutting (grass)
Kun-yomi: か.る
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ

separate

Meaning: separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially
Kun-yomi: わか.れる/わ.ける
On-yomi: ベツ

judgement

Meaning: judgement; signature; stamp; seal
Kun-yomi: わか.る
On-yomi: ハン/バン

profit

Meaning: profit; advantage; benefit
Kun-yomi: き.く
On-yomi:

carpenter's plane

Meaning: carpenter's plane; plane; level
Kun-yomi: けず.る
On-yomi: ホウ/ビョウ

cut

Meaning: cut; slice off; pierce
Kun-yomi: さ.す/さ.く/えぐ.る/ころ.す
On-yomi: ケイ/ケ

punishment by cutting off ears

Meaning: punishment by cutting off ears
Kun-yomi: みみきり
On-yomi: ジ/ニ/ゲイ

printing

Meaning: printing; print; brush
Kun-yomi: す.る/-ず.り/-ずり/は.く
On-yomi: サツ

arrival

Meaning: arrival; proceed; reach; attain; result in
Kun-yomi: いた.る
On-yomi: トウ

cold

Meaning: cold
Kun-yomi: きよ.い
On-yomi: レツ/レイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: か.る
On-yomi: レツ/レチ

thorn

Meaning: thorn; pierce; stab; prick; sting; calling card
Kun-yomi: さ.す/さ.さる/さ.し/さし/とげ
On-yomi:

scrape off

Meaning: scrape off
Kun-yomi: こそ.げる/けず.る
On-yomi: カツ

clear

Meaning: clear; serene; cold
Kun-yomi: く.る/えぐ.る
On-yomi:

temple

Meaning: temple
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セチ/セツ/サツ

example

Meaning: example; custom; usage; precedent
Kun-yomi: たと.える
On-yomi: レイ

engrave

Meaning: engrave; cut fine; chop; hash; mince; time; carving
Kun-yomi: きざ.む/きざ.み
On-yomi: コク

system

Meaning: system; law; rule
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さ.く/さ.ける
On-yomi: ロウ/ル/トウ/ツ

cut

Meaning: cut; file; trim
Kun-yomi: くじく/かどをと.る
On-yomi:

to quell (uprising_ rebellion_ etc.) to punish (another nation_ etc.) by force of arms

Meaning: to quell (uprising_ rebellion_ etc.) to punish (another nation_ etc.) by force of arms; sound; voice; tone
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

beheading

Meaning: beheading
Kun-yomi: くびき.る
On-yomi: ケイ

victory

Meaning: victory
Kun-yomi: かつ
On-yomi: コク

opposed

Meaning: opposed; biased
Kun-yomi: もと.る
On-yomi: ラツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: うつく.しい
On-yomi: レツ/レチ

in front

Meaning: in front; before
Kun-yomi: まえ/-まえ
On-yomi: ゼン

sedges

Meaning: sedges; rushes
Kun-yomi: あしのほ
On-yomi: レツ/レチ/レイ

shave

Meaning: shave
Kun-yomi: まい/そ.る/す.る
On-yomi: テイ

rule

Meaning: rule; follow; based on; model after
Kun-yomi: のっと.る
On-yomi: ソク

mould

Meaning: mould; type; model
Kun-yomi: かた/-がた
On-yomi: ケイ

stretch mouth

Meaning: stretch mouth; grimace; grin
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レツ/レチ

thorn

Meaning: thorn; brier; whip
Kun-yomi: いばら
On-yomi: ケイ

pure

Meaning: pure
Kun-yomi: きよ.い
On-yomi: レツ/レイ

clever

Meaning: clever
Kun-yomi: かしこ.い
On-yomi:

plane

Meaning: plane; sharpen; whittle; pare
Kun-yomi: けず.る/はつ.る/そ.ぐ
On-yomi: サク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さえぎ.る
On-yomi: レツ/レチ/レイ

divide

Meaning: divide
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ボウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あしき.る
On-yomi:

to level off

Meaning: to level off; to trim; to pare down
Kun-yomi: けず.る
On-yomi: サン/セン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: まこと/ただ.す/さ.く
On-yomi:

stab

Meaning: stab
Kun-yomi: さ.す/さしこ.む/お.く
On-yomi:

cut

Meaning: cut; cut out; pick out; scoop out
Kun-yomi: けず.る/えぐ.る
On-yomi: ワン

to prick

Meaning: to prick; to cut blocks; to engrave
Kun-yomi: けず.る/さきと.る/そぐ/う.つ
On-yomi: テツ/テチ/タツ/タチ

brand

Meaning: brand
Kun-yomi: いれずみ/かすめと.る
On-yomi: ケイ/ショウ/リョウ

sharp

Meaning: sharp; sharp-pointed; sharpen
Kun-yomi: するど.い/するどく.する/けず.る
On-yomi: エン/セン

handle

Meaning: handle; deal with; dispose of; sell; be in demand; be worldly; be frank; be sensible; be sociable; drainage; sale; demand for; eight
Kun-yomi: さば.く/さば.ける/は.け
On-yomi: ハツ/ハチ/ベツ

to castrate

Meaning: to castrate
Kun-yomi: おお.う
On-yomi: エン/アン

carve

Meaning: carve
Kun-yomi: きざ.む
On-yomi:

cutting

Meaning: cutting
Kun-yomi: えぐ.る/そ.る
On-yomi: テキ/テイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はぐ/むく/はげる
On-yomi: ハク

ardent

Meaning: ardent; violent; vehement; furious; severe; extreme
Kun-yomi: はげ.しい
On-yomi: レツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レン/リ/レイ/ライ

jasmine

Meaning: jasmine
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: リ/ライ/レイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たねをま.く/うつしう.える
On-yomi: ヘツ/ヘチ

clever

Meaning: clever
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

sturdy

Meaning: sturdy; strength
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ゴウ

endeavor

Meaning: endeavor; strive; encourage; cut
Kun-yomi: けず.る
On-yomi: ショウ/キョウ/ソウ

come off

Meaning: come off; peel; fade; discolor
Kun-yomi: へ.ぐ/へず.る/む.く/む.ける/は.がれる/は.ぐ/は.げる/は.がす
On-yomi: ハク/ホク

sound

Meaning: sound; noise; final particle
Kun-yomi: こえ
On-yomi:

homecoming

Meaning: homecoming; arrive at; lead to; result in
Kun-yomi: かえ.る/かえ.す/おく.る/とつ.ぐ
On-yomi:

sabre

Meaning: sabre; sword; blade; clock hand
Kun-yomi: つるぎ
On-yomi: ケン

dose

Meaning: dose; medicine; drug
Kun-yomi: かる/けず.る
On-yomi: ザイ/スイ/セイ

overthrow

Meaning: overthrow; fall; collapse; drop; break down
Kun-yomi: たお.れる/-だお.れ/たお.す/さかさま/さかさ/さかしま
On-yomi: トウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

pear tree

Meaning: pear tree
Kun-yomi: なし
On-yomi:

cut

Meaning: cut; cut flesh from bones
Kun-yomi: わ.ける/さ.く
On-yomi: カ/ケ

level off

Meaning: level off; pare down; raze ground
Kun-yomi: けず.る
On-yomi: サン/セン

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