Search Kanji for parts: 口亅一

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director

Meaning: director; official; govt office; rule; administer
Kun-yomi: つかさど.る
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courtesy

Meaning: courtesy
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On-yomi: テイ

can

Meaning: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not
Kun-yomi: -べ.き/-べ.し
On-yomi: カ/コク

empress

Meaning: empress; queen; after; behind; back; later
Kun-yomi: きさき
On-yomi: コウ/ゴ

pay respects

Meaning: pay respects; visit; ask; inquire; question; implore
Kun-yomi: うかが.う
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anchor

Meaning: anchor
Kun-yomi: いかり
On-yomi: テイ

Africa

Meaning: Africa; flatter; fawn upon; corner; nook; recess
Kun-yomi: おもね.る/くま
On-yomi: ア/オ

matter

Meaning: matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly
Kun-yomi: こと/つか.う/つか.える
On-yomi: ジ/ズ

clod of earth

Meaning: clod of earth; lump of soil
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Kun-yomi: かみかえ.す
On-yomi: シ/チ

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strange

Meaning: strange; strangeness; curiosity
Kun-yomi: く.しき/あや.しい/くし/めずら.しい
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river

Meaning: river
Kun-yomi: かわ
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torment

Meaning: torment; scold; chastise
Kun-yomi: いじ.める/さいな.む/いらだ.つ/からい/こまかい
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strange

Meaning: strange; strangeness; curiosity
Kun-yomi: く.しき/あや.しい/くし.くも/めずら.しい
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mooring stake

Meaning: mooring stake; painter; mooring
Kun-yomi: くい
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handle

Meaning: handle
Kun-yomi: え/ふる
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jewel

Meaning: jewel
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stab

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

Meaning: carve
Kun-yomi: きざ.む
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pile of stones

Meaning: pile of stones
Kun-yomi: いしづみ
On-yomi: ラ/カ

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Kun-yomi: さ.す/さしこ.む/お.く
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small shrine

Meaning: small shrine
Kun-yomi: ほこら/まつる
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illness

Meaning: illness; sickness; disease; pain
Kun-yomi: やまい
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big brother

Meaning: big brother
Kun-yomi: あに/うた
On-yomi: カ/コ

sound of a large crowd of people

Meaning: sound of a large crowd of people
Kun-yomi: しか.る/せ.める
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hum

Meaning: hum; sing softly; groan; moan
Kun-yomi: おび.える
On-yomi: コウ/キョウ

excellent

Meaning: excellent; to commend; to be able to
Kun-yomi: よい
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lean on

Meaning: lean on; rest against
Kun-yomi: よ.る/たの.む
On-yomi: イ/キ

baggage

Meaning: baggage; shoulder-pole load; bear (a burden); shoulder (a gun); load; cargo; freight
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pull

Meaning: pull; hold back
Kun-yomi: ひ.く
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Kun-yomi: きでつくつたおおゆみ
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ

to cobble

Meaning: to cobble; to patch
Kun-yomi: おぎなう
On-yomi: テイ/チョウ/ダイ

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Kun-yomi: しばしば/すみ.やか
On-yomi: キョク/キ/ケ

arrow shaft

Meaning: arrow shaft
Kun-yomi: やがら
On-yomi: カ/コウ/カン

oyster

Meaning: oyster
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charm

Meaning: charm; flirtation
Kun-yomi: あだ/あだ.っぽい/たおやか
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river in Shandong province

Meaning: river in Shandong province
Kun-yomi: くさ
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luxuriant growth

Meaning: luxuriant growth; gentle; docile
Kun-yomi: ああ
On-yomi: イ/ア

the rocks on the hills are of different shapes

Meaning: the rocks on the hills are of different shapes; rugged and weird; character different from others
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lunch box

Meaning: lunch box; clothes chest
Kun-yomi: け/はこ
On-yomi: ス/シ

draw near

Meaning: draw near; stop in; bring near; gather; collect; send; forward
Kun-yomi: よ.る/-よ.り/よ.せる
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to ease nature

Meaning: to ease nature
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exclamatory particle

Meaning: exclamatory particle
Kun-yomi: こえ
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gem

Meaning: gem; precious stone; jade
Kun-yomi: たま
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chair

Meaning: chair
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part of speech

Meaning: part of speech; words; poetry
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pretty

Meaning: pretty; attractive; graceful
Kun-yomi: うつく.しい
On-yomi: テイ/チョウ

prick up (one's ears)

Meaning: prick up (one's ears)
Kun-yomi: そばだ.てる/そばだ.つ
On-yomi: イ/キ

peep

Meaning: peep; peek; come in sight
Kun-yomi: のぞ.く/うかが.う
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scold

Meaning: scold
Kun-yomi: しか.る/せ.める
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animal horns

Meaning: animal horns
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On-yomi: イ/キ

up

Meaning: up; uneven
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Kun-yomi: いぬなずな
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ/チョウ

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steep

Meaning: steep; promontory
Kun-yomi: さき/さい/みさき
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to put to death

Meaning: to put to death; to imprison for life; to punish
Kun-yomi: ころ.す
On-yomi: キョク/コク

chronic illness

Meaning: chronic illness
Kun-yomi: やまい
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heir

Meaning: heir; succeed
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(no known meaning; S&H uses jabberwocky words)

Meaning: (no known meaning; S&H uses jabberwocky words)
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On-yomi: カ/セイ

Columbium (element)

Meaning: Columbium (element); niobium
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On-yomi: ア/カ

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difference

Meaning: difference; strange; cripple
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to menace

Meaning: to menace; to howl at; to bawl
Kun-yomi: さけ.ぶ/な.く/よ.ぶ
On-yomi: コ/ク

romantic

Meaning: romantic; tender; charming
Kun-yomi: なび.く
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figured cloth

Meaning: figured cloth; beautiful
Kun-yomi: あや
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the pelvis

Meaning: the pelvis; bone stuck in the throat; the kneecap; patella; the five lowest pieces of bone of the spinal column
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one turning up and one turning down

Meaning: one turning up and one turning down
Kun-yomi: かたむ.く
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the shin

Meaning: the shin; to pierce; to touch
Kun-yomi: かたあし
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Kun-yomi: みみだれ
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ

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kind of pen

Meaning: kind of pen; kind of chisel
Kun-yomi: のこぎり/かま
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to walk with a limp

Meaning: to walk with a limp
Kun-yomi: よろめ.く
On-yomi: ヘン

sing

Meaning: sing; recite; carol; poem; tanka; slander; defame
Kun-yomi: うた/うた.う
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Columbium (element)

Meaning: Columbium (element)
Kun-yomi: ころむびうむ
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equestrian

Meaning: equestrian; riding on horses; counter for equestrians
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Kun-yomi: おもが.い/たづな/たび/つな.ぐ
On-yomi: キ/ハ

to boil

Meaning: to boil; to wash; to cleanse; to soak
Kun-yomi: ひた.す
On-yomi: セク/ヨウ/ヤク

to blow

Meaning: to blow; exhale
Kun-yomi: ふく/ふきな.らす
On-yomi: スイ

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