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

enter

Meaning: enter; insert
Kun-yomi: い.る/-い.る/-い.り/い.れる/-い.れ/はい.る
On-yomi: ニュウ/ジュ

stop

Meaning: stop; halt; previously; already; long ago
Kun-yomi: や.む/すで.に/のみ/はなはだ
On-yomi:

blade

Meaning: blade; sword; edge
Kun-yomi: は/やいば/き.る
On-yomi: ジン/ニン

blade

Meaning: blade; sword; edge
Kun-yomi: は/やいば/き.る
On-yomi: ジン/ニン

tusk

Meaning: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92)
Kun-yomi: きば/は
On-yomi: ガ/ゲ

do not

Meaning: do not; must not; be not; mother radical (no. 80)
Kun-yomi: はは/ぼ/ない/なか.れ
On-yomi: ブ/ム

surplus or excess

Meaning: surplus or excess; remainder
Kun-yomi: はたら.く
On-yomi: ドウ/リュク/リキ/ロク/リョク

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はな.つ
On-yomi: コウ

milk

Meaning: milk; woman's breasts; nurse
Kun-yomi: ちち/はぐく.む
On-yomi: ダイ/ネ/ナイ

outside

Meaning: outside
Kun-yomi: そと/ほか/はず.す/はず.れる/と-
On-yomi: ガイ/ゲ

basin

Meaning: basin; container for wine
Kun-yomi: ひさげ/はんぞう
On-yomi: イ/タ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さ.く/はりつ.け/ひら.く
On-yomi: タク/チャク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: は.める/しぼ.る
On-yomi:

pay

Meaning: pay; clear out; prune; banish; dispose of
Kun-yomi: はら.う/-はら.い/-ばら.い
On-yomi: フツ/ヒツ/ホツ

become pregnant

Meaning: become pregnant
Kun-yomi: はら.む
On-yomi: ヨウ

fathom

Meaning: fathom
Kun-yomi: はか.る
On-yomi: ジン

fathom

Meaning: fathom
Kun-yomi: はか.る
On-yomi: ジン

valve

Meaning: valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish
Kun-yomi: わきま.える/わ.ける/はなびら/あらそ.う
On-yomi: ベン/ヘン

mother

Meaning: mother
Kun-yomi: はは/も
On-yomi:

strike

Meaning: strike; beat; hit; thrash; criticize
Kun-yomi: たた.く/はた.く/すぎ
On-yomi: コウ

ashes

Meaning: ashes; puckery juice; cremate
Kun-yomi: はい
On-yomi: カイ

decapitate

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はとむぎ
On-yomi: カイ/カン

conjecture

Meaning: conjecture
Kun-yomi: はか.る
On-yomi: ソン

feathers

Meaning: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits
Kun-yomi: は/わ/はね
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はやくうつ
On-yomi: チョウ/テキ/チャク/シャク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆみをはってねら.う/も.つ
On-yomi: オ/ウ/コ/ク

early

Meaning: early; fast
Kun-yomi: はや.い/はや/はや-/はや.まる/はや.める/さ-
On-yomi: ソウ/サッ

texture

Meaning: texture; skin; body; grain
Kun-yomi: はだ
On-yomi:

spit

Meaning: spit; vomit; belch; confess; tell (lies)
Kun-yomi: は.く/つ.く
On-yomi:

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:

bright and early

Meaning: bright and early; long ago; early in life
Kun-yomi: つとに/はやい
On-yomi: シュク

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

walk

Meaning: walk; go on foot; run; leave
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: ソウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はか.る
On-yomi: ホウ
禿

become bald

Meaning: become bald; bare; wear out; waste away; little girl employed at a brothel
Kun-yomi: ちび.る/かむろ/は.げる/はげ
On-yomi: トク

encourage

Meaning: encourage; be diligent; inspire
Kun-yomi: はげ.む/はげ.ます
On-yomi: レイ

celery

Meaning: celery
Kun-yomi: はなすげ
On-yomi: キ/シ/チ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はな
On-yomi: カ/ケ

to choose

Meaning: to choose; to select; greens
Kun-yomi: はびこ.る
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はこ
On-yomi: キャク/コク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はこ
On-yomi: ヘン

insert between

Meaning: insert between
Kun-yomi: はさ.む
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

shame

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふち/かた.い/はなわ
On-yomi: エン/カク/コウ

entire

Meaning: entire; whole
Kun-yomi: まったし/はっきりしない
On-yomi: コツ/コチ

box

Meaning: box
Kun-yomi: はこ
On-yomi: コウ

mother

Meaning: mother
Kun-yomi: なきはは
On-yomi:

pregnancy

Meaning: pregnancy
Kun-yomi: はら.む/みごも.る
On-yomi: ニン/ジン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はか
On-yomi: バイ/フン

to compare

Meaning: to compare; to match; to equal
Kun-yomi: きざはし
On-yomi:

run

Meaning: run
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: ソウ

sincere

Meaning: sincere; nourish; encase
Kun-yomi: たまご/はぐく.む
On-yomi:

lever

Meaning: lever; pole; crowbar; carry on the shoulder
Kun-yomi: ちぎり/てこ/ゆずりは
On-yomi: コウ

map

Meaning: map; drawing; plan; unexpected; accidentally
Kun-yomi: え/はか.る
On-yomi: ズ/ト

for the first time

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

run

Meaning: run; simplified form of kanji for luck; fortune; ship; transport
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: ウン

flower

Meaning: flower
Kun-yomi: はな
On-yomi: カ/ケ

belly

Meaning: belly; stomach
Kun-yomi: はら
On-yomi:

brush-stroke

Meaning: brush-stroke; picture
Kun-yomi: えが.く/かく.する/かぎ.る/はかりごと/はか.る
On-yomi: ガ/カク/エ/カイ

adjusted

Meaning: adjusted; alike; equal; similar variety of
Kun-yomi: そろ.う/ひと.しい/ひと.しく/あたる/はやい
On-yomi: セイ/サイ

slap

Meaning: slap; strike
Kun-yomi: は.る/うつ/な.でる
On-yomi:

clear out

Meaning: clear out; sweep away
Kun-yomi: はら.う
On-yomi: ヒツ/フツ/ホツ

establish

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

printing

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: は.れる
On-yomi: セイ/ソウ/ショウ

some

Meaning: some; one; or; possibly; a certain
Kun-yomi: あ.る/あるい/あるいは
On-yomi: ワク/コク/イキ

run

Meaning: run; bustle
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: ホン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すすめはげ.ます
On-yomi: ボウ/ム

maid

Meaning: maid; servant girl; cute girl
Kun-yomi: はした.め/やわらかくまつは.る
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

you (f)

Meaning: you (f)
Kun-yomi: はは/はぐく.む/あね
On-yomi: ダイ/ナイ/デイ/ジ/ネ/ニ

grove

Meaning: grove; forest
Kun-yomi: はやし
On-yomi: リン

commence

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

elder sister

Meaning: elder sister
Kun-yomi: あね/はは
On-yomi:

equal

Meaning: equal
Kun-yomi: ひと.しい/そろ.う/したが.う/つと.める/と.る/はか.る
On-yomi: ボウ/ム

beauty

Meaning: beauty
Kun-yomi: はは/たの.しむ/つま/うつく.しい
On-yomi:

elder sister

Meaning: elder sister
Kun-yomi: あね/はは
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: わらべ/よいわらべ/うまかい/はした.め
On-yomi: シン

bowl

Meaning: bowl
Kun-yomi: はち
On-yomi:

bring up

Meaning: bring up; grow up; raise; rear
Kun-yomi: そだ.つ/そだ.ち/そだ.てる/はぐく.む
On-yomi: イク

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