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

mow

Meaning: mow; cut grass; subdue
Kun-yomi: おさ.める/か.る
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ/ゲ

to find a place to dwell

Meaning: to find a place to dwell; sum; measurement of paper; to do; adding up; bundle; 8.5 lb; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: し.める/して
On-yomi:

woman

Meaning: woman; female
Kun-yomi: おんな/め
On-yomi: ジョ/ニョ/ニョウ

round

Meaning: round; full (month); perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away
Kun-yomi: まる/まる.める/まる.い
On-yomi: ガン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: め/めばえ
On-yomi: ソウ/テツ

to go round

Meaning: to go round; to make a circuit; to make a revolution; to turn round
Kun-yomi: めぐ.る/めぐ.らす
On-yomi: ソウ

stop

Meaning: stop; halt
Kun-yomi: と.まる/-ど.まり/と.める/-と.める/-ど.め/とど.める/とど.め/とど
On-yomi:

net radical variant (no. 122)

Meaning: net radical variant (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみがしら/よこめ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ

reasonable

Meaning: reasonable; just; natural; superb; outstanding; plausible
Kun-yomi: もっと.も/とが.める
On-yomi: ユウ

monme

Meaning: monme; 3.75 grams; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: もんめ/め
On-yomi:

claw

Meaning: claw; nail; talon
Kun-yomi: つめ/つま-
On-yomi: ソウ

crowded

Meaning: crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: -こ.む/こ.む/こ.み/-こ.み/こ.める
On-yomi:

be seen dimly

Meaning: be seen dimly; suggest; intimate; faint; stupid; hint
Kun-yomi: ほの.か/ほの-/ほの.めかす/ほの.めく/かたむ.く
On-yomi: ソク

beforehand

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

heavens

Meaning: heavens; sky; imperial
Kun-yomi: あまつ/あめ/あま-
On-yomi: テン

abundant

Meaning: abundant; lush; bountiful; plenty; fat face; luxurious growth of grass
Kun-yomi: みめよ.い/しげ.る
On-yomi: ホウ/フ/フウ

to move on

Meaning: to move on; doubtful
Kun-yomi: おこた.る/ためら.う/うたが.う
On-yomi: イン/ユ

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

patrol

Meaning: patrol; go around; circumference
Kun-yomi: めぐ.る/めぐ.り
On-yomi: ジュン

seduce

Meaning: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold)
Kun-yomi: め.す
On-yomi: ショウ

fortune-telling

Meaning: fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take
Kun-yomi: し.める/うらな.う
On-yomi: セン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆびのまた/なつめ
On-yomi: ロク/キョク

moxa

Meaning: moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
Kun-yomi: もぐさ/よもぎ/おさ.める/か.る
On-yomi: カイ/ゲイ

wide

Meaning: wide; broad; spacious
Kun-yomi: ひろ.い/ひろ.まる/ひろ.める/ひろ.がる/ひろ.げる
On-yomi: コウ

to prepare

Meaning: to prepare; to regulate; to hand up
Kun-yomi: おさ.める
On-yomi: ヒ/ヘイ/ハイ

net radical variant (no. 122)

Meaning: net radical variant (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみがしら/よこめ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ

show

Meaning: show; indicate; point out; express; display
Kun-yomi: しめ.す
On-yomi: ジ/シ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: は.める/しぼ.る
On-yomi:

go around

Meaning: go around
Kun-yomi: めぐ.る
On-yomi: キョウ/ソウ

eye

Meaning: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor
Kun-yomi: め/-め/ま-
On-yomi: モク/ボク

income

Meaning: income; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store
Kun-yomi: おさ.める/おさ.まる
On-yomi: シュウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: なめ.らか
On-yomi: タイ/タツ/タチ/タ

young girl

Meaning: young girl; strange; different
Kun-yomi: おとめ/よ.る
On-yomi: タ/タク

to hang the head

Meaning: to hang the head; to bow the head; to droop; to lower; low; beneath
Kun-yomi: ひく.い/ひく.める/ひく.まる
On-yomi: テイ

common laborer

Meaning: common laborer
Kun-yomi: むすめむこ
On-yomi:

rest

Meaning: rest; day off; retire; sleep
Kun-yomi: やす.む/やす.まる/やす.める
On-yomi: キュウ

decide

Meaning: decide; determine; judge
Kun-yomi: き.める/き.まる/さ.く
On-yomi: ケチ/ケツ

young girl

Meaning: young girl; maiden; virgin; beautiful woman; charming and beautiful
Kun-yomi: おとめ/ほこ.る
On-yomi: タ/ト/ツ

slacken

Meaning: slacken; relax
Kun-yomi: たる.む/たる.める/たゆ.む/ゆる.む/ゆる.み
On-yomi: チ/シ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おさ.める/おさ.まる
On-yomi:

top of the head

Meaning: top of the head; skull
Kun-yomi: ひよめき
On-yomi: シン/シ

income

Meaning: income
Kun-yomi: おさ.める/おさ.まる
On-yomi: シュウ

female

Meaning: female
Kun-yomi: めす/め-/めん
On-yomi: ヒン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: う.める
On-yomi: ボツ/モチ

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

range

Meaning: range; reach; extend; cover
Kun-yomi: わた.る/もと.める
On-yomi: コウ/カン

span

Meaning: span; request
Kun-yomi: わた.る/もと.める
On-yomi: コウ/カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あめ/そら
On-yomi: キュウ/キョウ

rice

Meaning: rice; USA; metre
Kun-yomi: こめ/よね
On-yomi: ベイ/マイ/メエトル

concerned about

Meaning: concerned about
Kun-yomi: きわ.める/おか.す
On-yomi: カン

younger of brothers

Meaning: younger of brothers; father's younger brother; younger brother of a husband
Kun-yomi: まめ
On-yomi: シュク

arrive at

Meaning: arrive at; reach; intelligent; smooth; slippery
Kun-yomi: なめ.らか/すべ.る/たっす.る
On-yomi: タツ/タチ/テイ/タイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: もと.める/すす.める/さえぎ.る
On-yomi: カン

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:

wind

Meaning: wind; walk out of straight path
Kun-yomi: な.なめ
On-yomi: イ/タ

separate

Meaning: separate; divide; topped rice radical (no. 165)
Kun-yomi: と.る/いろどり/のごめ
On-yomi: ハン/ベン/サイ

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

to make a great effort

Meaning: to make a great effort
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi:

red

Meaning: red
Kun-yomi: あか/あか-/あか.い/あか.らむ/あか.らめる
On-yomi: セキ/シャク

request

Meaning: request; want; wish for; require; demand
Kun-yomi: もと.める
On-yomi: キュウ/グ

commandment

Meaning: commandment
Kun-yomi: いまし.める
On-yomi: カイ

reformation

Meaning: reformation; change; modify; mend; renew; examine; inspect; search
Kun-yomi: あらた.める/あらた.まる
On-yomi: カイ

beans

Meaning: beans; pea; midget
Kun-yomi: まめ/まめ-
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

research

Meaning: research; study
Kun-yomi: きわ.める
On-yomi: キュウ/ク

occupy by force

Meaning: occupy by force; usurp; possess
Kun-yomi: みる/うかが.う/し.める
On-yomi: チン/セン/テン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: バク/マク

to be at ease

Meaning: to be at ease; clear and balmy
Kun-yomi: やす.らか/やす.める
On-yomi: アン/エン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: みめよ.い
On-yomi: ゲン/ガン

sink

Meaning: sink; submerge; addicted to
Kun-yomi: しず.む/しず.める
On-yomi: チン/ジン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: もと.める/え.る/と.める
On-yomi: カン

industriousness

Meaning: industriousness
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi:

cool

Meaning: cool; cold (beer, person); chill
Kun-yomi: つめ.たい/ひ.える/ひ.や/ひ.ややか/ひ.やす/ひ.やかす/さ.める/さ.ま
On-yomi: レイ

recommend

Meaning: recommend; work hard; beautiful
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: ショウ

aggression

Meaning: aggression; attack
Kun-yomi: せ.める
On-yomi: コウ

pull

Meaning: pull; drag; right itself
Kun-yomi: ひ.く/さ.く/ひきとめる
On-yomi: ハン

sink

Meaning: sink; be submerged; subside; be depressed; aloes
Kun-yomi: しず.む/しず.める
On-yomi: チン/ジン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そ.める/う.つ/い.れる/つか.む
On-yomi: ドツ/ナチ/ドン/ソン/ドウ

used to represent sound

Meaning: used to represent sound
Kun-yomi: うめ.く
On-yomi: イ/キ

lower

Meaning: lower; short; humble
Kun-yomi: ひく.い/ひく.める/ひく.まる
On-yomi: テイ

include

Meaning: include; bear in mind; understand; cherish
Kun-yomi: ふく.む/ふく.める
On-yomi: ガン

attractive

Meaning: attractive; bewitching; calamity
Kun-yomi: あや.しい/なま.めく/わざわ.い
On-yomi: ヨウ

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