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Also note that the English meaning under each Kanji is just one of many other possible senses.

spoon

Meaning: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
Kun-yomi: さじ
On-yomi:

from

Meaning: from; possessive particle; whereupon; accordingly
Kun-yomi: の/すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/ノ/アイ

twenty

Meaning: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
Kun-yomi: にじゅう
On-yomi: キョウ/ク

larvae of the mosquito

Meaning: larvae of the mosquito
Kun-yomi: ひだりのうでがない/みじか.い
On-yomi: ケツ/カチ/キョウ/ク/クツ

family name

Meaning: family name; surname; clan
Kun-yomi: うじ/-うじ
On-yomi:

license

Meaning: license; sincerity; permit
Kun-yomi: じょう/まこと.に/ゆるす
On-yomi: イン

early death

Meaning: early death; calamity
Kun-yomi: わか.い/わかじに/わざわい
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/カ
廿

twenty

Meaning: twenty; 20
Kun-yomi: にじゅう
On-yomi: ジュウ/ニュウ

thirty

Meaning: thirty
Kun-yomi: さんじゅう
On-yomi: ソウ

the fore-arm

Meaning: the fore-arm; the upper-arm; round
Kun-yomi: かいな/ひじ/まる.い
On-yomi: コウ

to mix with

Meaning: to mix with; to associate with; to join; double X radical (no. 89)
Kun-yomi: まじ.わる
On-yomi: コウ/ギョウ

crossing

Meaning: crossing; crossroad; street corners; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: つじ
On-yomi:

beforehand

Meaning: beforehand; previous; myself; I
Kun-yomi: あらかじ.め
On-yomi: ヨ/シャ

to create

Meaning: to create; to make; to invent; to begin
Kun-yomi: つく.る/はじ.める/きず.つける
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ

un-

Meaning: un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: いま.だ/ま.だ/ひつじ
On-yomi: ミ/ビ

40

Meaning: 40
Kun-yomi: よんじゅう/しじゅう
On-yomi: シュウ

thirty

Meaning: thirty
Kun-yomi: よ/さんじゅう
On-yomi: セイ/セ/ソウ

you

Meaning: you; your
Kun-yomi: しかり/わける/なんじ/ちかい
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

lord

Meaning: lord; chief; master; main thing; principal
Kun-yomi: ぬし/おも/あるじ
On-yomi: シュ/ス/シュウ

you

Meaning: you; that
Kun-yomi: なんじ/しかり/その/のみ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

generation

Meaning: generation; world; society; public
Kun-yomi: よ/さんじゅう
On-yomi: セイ/セ/ソウ

similar

Meaning: similar
Kun-yomi: あ.たる/あえて/さか.らう/おなじ
On-yomi:

same

Meaning: same; agree; equal
Kun-yomi: おな.じ
On-yomi: ドウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あ.たる/じご
On-yomi: ベン/メン/バン/マン

mingle

Meaning: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going
Kun-yomi: まじ.わる/まじ.える/ま.じる/まじ.る/ま.ざる/ま.ぜる/-か.う/か.わ
On-yomi: コウ

stamp

Meaning: stamp; seal; mark; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; India
Kun-yomi: しるし/-じるし/しる.す
On-yomi: イン

generation

Meaning: generation; world; society; public
Kun-yomi: よ/よよ/さんじゅう/う.む/う.まれる
On-yomi: セイ/セ/ソウ

you

Meaning: you; thou
Kun-yomi: なんじ/なれ/い/うぬ/いまし/し/しゃ/な/なむち/まし/みまし
On-yomi: ジョ

rake

Meaning: rake
Kun-yomi: しこ.うして/しか.して/しか.も/しか.れども/すなわち/なんじ/しかるに
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

swastika

Meaning: swastika; gammadion; fylfot
Kun-yomi: まんじ
On-yomi: バン/マン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: がえんじ.る
On-yomi: コウ

sheep

Meaning: sheep
Kun-yomi: ひつじ
On-yomi: ヨウ

the beginning

Meaning: the beginning; to start; to begin; to be the first
Kun-yomi: はじ.める/はじ.まる
On-yomi:

first time

Meaning: first time; beginning
Kun-yomi: はじ.め/はじ.めて/はつ/はつ-/うい-/-そ.める/-ぞ.め
On-yomi: ショ

thou

Meaning: thou; you
Kun-yomi: なんじ/しかり/その/のみ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

you

Meaning: you; second person pronoun
Kun-yomi: なんじ/しかり/その/のみ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

descendent

Meaning: descendent
Kun-yomi: ちすじ/よつぎ
On-yomi: チュウ

salt marsh plant

Meaning: salt marsh plant
Kun-yomi: じしばり
On-yomi: キン/ゴン/ケン

shame

Meaning: shame
Kun-yomi: はじ.る
On-yomi: ジク/ジュウ

play with

Meaning: play with; tamper; trifle with
Kun-yomi: いじく.る/ろう.する/いじ.る/ひねく.る/たわむ.れる/もてあそ.ぶ
On-yomi: ロウ/ル

turn

Meaning: turn; twist; wrench; seize; grasp
Kun-yomi: ねじまわ.す
On-yomi: ジュウ/ニュ/チュウ/チュ

article

Meaning: article; clause; item; stripe; streak
Kun-yomi: えだ/すじ
On-yomi: ジョウ/チョウ/デキ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くじく
On-yomi: ガン

for the first time

Meaning: for the first time; not until
Kun-yomi: はじ.めて
On-yomi: ホ/フ

gouge

Meaning: gouge; hollow out; bore; pry
Kun-yomi: えぐ.る/こじ.る/くじ.る
On-yomi: ケツ

establish

Meaning: establish; create; knife cut
Kun-yomi: はじ.める/きず.つく
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ

nonplussed

Meaning: nonplussed; three (in documents); going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love; participate; take part in
Kun-yomi: まい.る/まい-/まじわる/みつ
On-yomi: サン/シン

commence

Meaning: commence; begin
Kun-yomi: はじ.める/-はじ.める/はじ.まる
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すじ
On-yomi: ロク/キン/コン

cowardice

Meaning: cowardice; wince; flinch; hesitate; waver
Kun-yomi: ひる.む/おびえ.る/おじる/おび.える/おそ.れる
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

flavor

Meaning: flavor; taste
Kun-yomi: あじ/あじ.わう
On-yomi:

grateful

Meaning: grateful; indebted
Kun-yomi: かたじけな.い
On-yomi: テン

dreadful

Meaning: dreadful; be frightened; fearful
Kun-yomi: こわ.い/こわ.がる/お.じる/おそ.れる
On-yomi: フ/ホ

agreement

Meaning: agreement; consent; comply with
Kun-yomi: がえんじ.る
On-yomi: コウ

ability

Meaning: ability; talent; elbow; arm
Kun-yomi: かいな/ひじ/まるい
On-yomi: コウ

impeach

Meaning: impeach; censure; attack
Kun-yomi: はじ.く
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ

dying young

Meaning: dying young
Kun-yomi: わかじに
On-yomi: ヨウ

concatenate

Meaning: concatenate; compose; covered in a gauze like net
Kun-yomi: と.じる/つづ.る/すみ.やか
On-yomi: テイ/テツ/テチ/ゲツ/イ

in other words

Meaning: in other words; thou; you; possessive particle
Kun-yomi: の/すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/アイ

spell

Meaning: spell; curse; malediction
Kun-yomi: まじな.う/のろ.い/まじない/のろ.う
On-yomi: ジュ/シュ/シュウ

divination sign

Meaning: divination sign; land; earth
Kun-yomi: つち/ひつじさる
On-yomi: コン

spell

Meaning: spell; curse; charm; malediction
Kun-yomi: まじな.う/のろ.い/まじな.い/のろ.う
On-yomi: ジュ/シュ/シュウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あらかじめ/やす.んずる
On-yomi: ヨ/ショ

rafter

Meaning: rafter; place name
Kun-yomi: ひじき
On-yomi: ケイ

to be ashamed

Meaning: to be ashamed
Kun-yomi: はじ.る
On-yomi: サク/サ/ジャ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふじもどき
On-yomi: ゲン/ガン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: わかじ.に
On-yomi: セツ/セチ

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
On-yomi:

crooked

Meaning: crooked; twisted; distorted; perverted; cross
Kun-yomi: ねじ.れる/こじ.れる/す.ねる/ねじ.ける
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ/イク/ユウ

vein (blood, ore)

Meaning: vein (blood, ore); pulse; hope
Kun-yomi: すじ
On-yomi: ミャク

cut

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

to separate the grain from the husk

Meaning: to separate the grain from the husk
Kun-yomi: うすじく
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ

dye

Meaning: dye; color; paint; stain; print
Kun-yomi: そ.める/-ぞ.め/-ぞめ/そ.まる/し.みる/-じ.みる/し.み/-し.める
On-yomi: セン

elbow

Meaning: elbow; arm
Kun-yomi: ひじ
On-yomi: チュウ

begin

Meaning: begin; be damaged; break; fall
Kun-yomi: はじ.める
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ

dirt

Meaning: dirt; grime; earwax
Kun-yomi: あか/はじ
On-yomi: コウ/ク

catty

Meaning: catty
Kun-yomi: すじ
On-yomi: キン

rainbow

Meaning: rainbow
Kun-yomi: にじ
On-yomi: コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: なるはじかみ
On-yomi: ショウ/ノウ

water plant

Meaning: water plant; nymphoides peltalum
Kun-yomi: はなじゅんさい
On-yomi: コウ/ギョウ

in other words

Meaning: in other words; thou; you; possessive particle
Kun-yomi: すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/ノ/アイ

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