Search Kanji for あ

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丄

above

Meaning: above
Kun-yomi: うえ/うわ-/かみ/あ.げる/あ.がる/あ.がり/のぼ.る/のぼ.せる/のぼ.す
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ
亼

to assemble. to gather together

Meaning: to assemble. to gather together
Kun-yomi: あつまる
On-yomi: シュウ/ジュウ
上

above

Meaning: above; up
Kun-yomi: うえ/-うえ/うわ-/かみ/あ.げる/-あ.げる/あ.がる/-あ.がる/あ.がり
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ/シャン
于

going

Meaning: going; from
Kun-yomi: ここに/ああ/おいて/に/より/を
On-yomi: ウ/ク
与

bestow

Meaning: bestow; participate in; give; award; impart; provide; cause; gift; godsend
Kun-yomi: あた.える/あずか.る/くみ.する/ともに
On-yomi: ヨ
丫

bifurcation

Meaning: bifurcation; fork
Kun-yomi: ふたまた/あげまき
On-yomi: ア/ヤ
艹

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あげまき/あらがね/くさかんむり
On-yomi: カン
仇

foe

Meaning: foe; enemy; revenge; grudge; feud
Kun-yomi: あだ/あた/かたき/つれあい
On-yomi: キュウ/グ
中

in

Meaning: in; inside; middle; mean; center
Kun-yomi: なか/うち/あた.る
On-yomi: チュウ
孔

cavity

Meaning: cavity; hole; slit; very; great; exceedingly
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: コウ
罓

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
厃

to look upward

Meaning: to look upward
Kun-yomi: あお.ぐ/たるき/のき
On-yomi: セン/ギ/エン
文

sentence

Meaning: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)
Kun-yomi: ふみ/あや
On-yomi: ブン/モン
辺

environs

Meaning: environs; boundary; border; vicinity
Kun-yomi: あた.り/ほと.り/-べ
On-yomi: ヘン
予

beforehand

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

lame

Meaning: lame
Kun-yomi: まげあし
On-yomi: オウ
天

heavens

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

tender

Meaning: tender; weak; gradually alternating
Kun-yomi: あや.うい
On-yomi: ゼン/ネン
旦

daybreak

Meaning: daybreak; dawn; morning
Kun-yomi: あき.らか/あきら/ただし/あさ/あした
On-yomi: タン/ダン
乎

question mark

Meaning: question mark; ?
Kun-yomi: か/ああ/かな/や/よ/を
On-yomi: コ/オ
冉

red

Meaning: red; tan
Kun-yomi: あや.うい
On-yomi: ゼン/ネン
艽

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あれの
On-yomi: キュウ/グ/キ
疋

head

Meaning: head; counter for animals
Kun-yomi: あし
On-yomi: ヒキ/ショ/ソ/ヒツ
匃

beggar

Meaning: beggar; beg; give
Kun-yomi: こう/あた.える
On-yomi: カツ/カチ/カイ
罒

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
尼

nun

Meaning: nun
Kun-yomi: あま
On-yomi: ニ
甘

sweet

Meaning: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary
Kun-yomi: あま.い/あま.える/あま.やかす/うま.い
On-yomi: カン
兄

elder brother

Meaning: elder brother; big brother
Kun-yomi: あに
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ
主

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
朮

a type of millet

Meaning: a type of millet; a type of herb
Kun-yomi: もちあわ/おけら
On-yomi: ジュツ/シュツ/チュツ
弁

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
穴

hole

Meaning: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: ケツ
屵

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: きしがたかい/あおご
On-yomi: ガツ/ガチ/ゲツ/ゲチ
禸

rump

Meaning: rump; footprint radical (no. 114)
Kun-yomi: あしあと
On-yomi: ジュウ/ニュ
仵

similar

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

portion

Meaning: portion; part; duty
Kun-yomi: うるわ.しい/あき.らか
On-yomi: ヒン/フン
刖

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
灯

lamp

Meaning: lamp; a light; light; counter for lights
Kun-yomi: ひ/ほ-/ともしび/とも.す/あかり
On-yomi: トウ
当

hit

Meaning: hit; right; appropriate; himself
Kun-yomi: あ.たる/あ.たり/あ.てる/あ.て/まさ.に/まさ.にべし
On-yomi: トウ
会

meeting

Meaning: meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join
Kun-yomi: あ.う/あ.わせる/あつ.まる
On-yomi: カイ/エ
旭

rising sun

Meaning: rising sun; morning sun
Kun-yomi: あさひ
On-yomi: キョク
扱

handle

Meaning: handle; entertain; thresh; strip
Kun-yomi: あつか.い/あつか.う/あつか.る/こ.く
On-yomi: ソウ/キュウ
圷

low-lying land

Meaning: low-lying land; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: あくつ
On-yomi:
并

put together

Meaning: put together
Kun-yomi: あわ.せる/なら.ぶ
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ
穵

deep hollow

Meaning: deep hollow; gouge; dig out
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: アツ/エチ
汏

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あら.う
On-yomi: タイ/ダイ/タツ/タチ
汒

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あわただ.しい
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
她

she

Meaning: she; her
Kun-yomi: あざ.る
On-yomi: チ/ジ/シャ/タ/イ
奻

quarrel

Meaning: quarrel; dispute
Kun-yomi: いいあらそ.う
On-yomi: ダン/ナン
芇

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

face-up

Meaning: face-up; look up; depend; seek; respect; rever; drink; take
Kun-yomi: あお.ぐ/おお.せ/お.っしゃる/おっしゃ.る
On-yomi: ギョウ/コウ
字

character

Meaning: character; letter; word; section of village
Kun-yomi: あざ/あざな/-な
On-yomi: ジ
异

different

Meaning: different; unusual; strange
Kun-yomi: あ.げる
On-yomi: イ
圴

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あと
On-yomi: シャク/サク/ショウ
肋

rib

Meaning: rib
Kun-yomi: あばら
On-yomi: ロク
争

contend

Meaning: contend; dispute; argue
Kun-yomi: あらそ.う/いか.でか
On-yomi: ソウ
幷

combine

Meaning: combine
Kun-yomi: あわせる/ならぶ
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ
吁

exclamation

Meaning: exclamation
Kun-yomi: ああ
On-yomi: ク/ウ
合

fit

Meaning: fit; suit; join; 0.1
Kun-yomi: あ.う/-あ.う/あ.い/あい-/-あ.い/-あい/あ.わす/あ.わせる/-あ.
On-yomi: ゴウ/ガッ/カッ
汗

sweat

Meaning: sweat; perspire
Kun-yomi: あせ
On-yomi: カン
宆

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

net

Meaning: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ
朱

vermilion

Meaning: vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet; red; bloody
Kun-yomi: あけ
On-yomi: シュ
有

possess

Meaning: possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx
Kun-yomi: あ.る
On-yomi: ユウ/ウ
忋

to rely on

Meaning: to rely on; look up to
Kun-yomi: たの.む/あお.ぐ
On-yomi: カイ
危

dangerous

Meaning: dangerous; fear; uneasy
Kun-yomi: あぶ.ない/あや.うい/あや.ぶむ
On-yomi: キ
充

allot

Meaning: allot; fill
Kun-yomi: あ.てる/み.たす
On-yomi: ジュウ
在

exist

Meaning: exist; outskirts; suburbs; located in
Kun-yomi: あ.る
On-yomi: ザイ
扛

raise

Meaning: raise
Kun-yomi: あ.げる
On-yomi: コウ
夆

resist

Meaning: resist
Kun-yomi: さか.らう/ひ.く/あ.う/あつ.い
On-yomi: ホウ/フ/バ
芦

reed

Meaning: reed; bullrush
Kun-yomi: あし/よし
On-yomi: ロ
赤

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
坎

pitfall

Meaning: pitfall
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: カン
改

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
佂

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おそれあわ.てる
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ
冏

light

Meaning: light; clear; bright
Kun-yomi: あきらか
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ/ソウ
址

ruins

Meaning: ruins
Kun-yomi: あと
On-yomi: シ
佈

spread

Meaning: spread; publicize; announce
Kun-yomi: あまね.し
On-yomi: ホ/フ
佒

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あお.ぐ/あおむ.け/たの.しむ
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ
芥

mustard

Meaning: mustard; rape; dust; trash; rubbish
Kun-yomi: からし/ごみ/あくた
On-yomi: カイ/ケ
杏

apricot

Meaning: apricot
Kun-yomi: あんず
On-yomi: キョウ/アン/コウ

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