Search Kanji for jou

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

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

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

length

Meaning: length; 10feet; measure; Mr.; Ms.; height; stature; all (one has); only; that's all; merely
Kun-yomi: たけ/だけ
On-yomi: ジョウ

license

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

superfluous

Meaning: superfluous; uselessness
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジョウ

therefore

Meaning: therefore; consequently
Kun-yomi: よ.って/しきりに/なお/よる
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニョウ/ジ/ニ

throw

Meaning: throw; hurl; throw away; cast
Kun-yomi: よ.る/ふ.れる/す.てる
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニョウ

trailing sickness

Meaning: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)
Kun-yomi: や.む
On-yomi: ダク/ニャク/ソウ/ジョウ/シツ

cane

Meaning: cane; stick
Kun-yomi: つえ/つわもの/まわり/よる
On-yomi: ジョウ/チョウ

help

Meaning: help
Kun-yomi: すく.う/たす.ける
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ

blessings

Meaning: blessings; happiness
Kun-yomi: さいわ.い
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニョウ

to bump

Meaning: to bump
Kun-yomi: つ.く
On-yomi: トウ/ジョウ/テイ/チョウ

turn into

Meaning: turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach
Kun-yomi: な.る/な.す/-な.す
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ/セイ/ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しず.か/いさぎよ.い
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

grass which has been cut and re-grown

Meaning: grass which has been cut and re-grown; wild grass
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニョウ

article

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

staff

Meaning: staff; cane
Kun-yomi: つえ
On-yomi: ジョウ

status quo

Meaning: status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジョウ

condition

Meaning: condition
Kun-yomi: なお
On-yomi: ジョウ/ユウ/ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チョウ/ジョウ/ニョウ

pitfall

Meaning: pitfall; trap; snare
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

form

Meaning: form; appearance; shape; official
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジョウ

acquiesce

Meaning: acquiesce; hear; listen to; be informed; receive
Kun-yomi: うけたまわ.る/う.ける/ささ.げる/とど.める/たす.ける/こ.らす/つい.で
On-yomi: ショウ/ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おとこぎ/なおい/つつし.む
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ/チョウ

quire (of paper)

Meaning: quire (of paper); bundle of seaweed; counter for screens; notebook
Kun-yomi: かきもの
On-yomi: チョウ/ジョウ

weary

Meaning: weary; tired
Kun-yomi: つか.れる
On-yomi: デツ/ネチ/ジョウ/ニョウ

determine

Meaning: determine; fix; establish; decide
Kun-yomi: さだ.める/さだ.まる/さだ.か
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ

frivolity

Meaning: frivolity
Kun-yomi: かる.い
On-yomi: チョウ/ジョウ/ヨウ

help

Meaning: help
Kun-yomi: すく.う
On-yomi: ショウ/ジョウ

lady

Meaning: lady
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ジョウ

ride

Meaning: ride; power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles; board; mount; join
Kun-yomi: の.る/-の.り/の.せる
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ

castle

Meaning: castle
Kun-yomi: しろ
On-yomi: ジョウ

clean

Meaning: clean; purify; cleanse; exorcise; Manchu Dynasty
Kun-yomi: きよ.める/きよ.い
On-yomi: ジョウ/セイ

mushroom

Meaning: mushroom
Kun-yomi: きのこ/たけ/しげ.る
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニュ

state in Shandong province

Meaning: state in Shandong province
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

large

Meaning: large; powerful; stout; thick
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: ジョウ/ソウ

slender, beautiful body

Meaning: slender, beautiful body
Kun-yomi: すらりとしてみめよ.い
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

many

Meaning: many; offer; dedicate; to steam
Kun-yomi: む.す/もろもろ
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ
倀

ghost of one devoured by tiger

Meaning: ghost of one devoured by tiger
Kun-yomi: くる.う/たお.れる
On-yomi: チョウ/トウ/ジョウ

daughter

Meaning: daughter; girl
Kun-yomi: むすめ/こ
On-yomi: ジョウ

large

Meaning: large; great
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: ジョウ/ソウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すらりとしてみめよい
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ/テン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: じょう
On-yomi:

stalks of grasses, etc.

Meaning: stalks of grasses, etc.
Kun-yomi: くき
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ

avena nuda

Meaning: avena nuda
Kun-yomi: くさとり
On-yomi: テキ/ジュク/チョウ/ジョウ

power

Meaning: power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles
Kun-yomi: の.る/の.せる
On-yomi: ジョウ

archives

Meaning: archives; surname
Kun-yomi: くら
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はか.る/はじ.める
On-yomi: チョウ/ジョウ/トウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ/チョウ

type of jade

Meaning: type of jade; pearl
Kun-yomi: たま
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

law

Meaning: law; commandments; regulations
Kun-yomi: おきて
On-yomi: トウ/チョウ/ジョウ/テイ

military officer

Meaning: military officer; jailer; old man; rank
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: イ/ジョウ

surplus

Meaning: surplus; besides
Kun-yomi: あまつさえ/あま.り/あま.る
On-yomi: ジョウ

coarse

Meaning: coarse; rough; rude
Kun-yomi: あら.い
On-yomi: ソ/ソウ/ジョウ

usual

Meaning: usual; ordinary; normal; regular
Kun-yomi: つね/とこ-
On-yomi: ジョウ

feelings

Meaning: feelings; emotion; passion; sympathy; circumstances; facts
Kun-yomi: なさ.け
On-yomi: ジョウ/セイ

twirl

Meaning: twirl; twist; play with
Kun-yomi: ね.じる/ねじ.る/ひね.くる/ひね.る
On-yomi: ネン/ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あき.らか
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

clear

Meaning: clear
Kun-yomi: あきらか
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

pure

Meaning: pure; clean; unspoiled
Kun-yomi: きよ.める/きよ.い
On-yomi: ジョウ/セイ

article

Meaning: article; ray of light
Kun-yomi: えだ/すじ
On-yomi: ジョウ/チョウ/デキ

boom

Meaning: boom; prosper; copulate
Kun-yomi: も.る/さか.る/さか.ん
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

fear

Meaning: fear; worry over; fill; satisfy; calm; at ease; tranquil
Kun-yomi: やす.らか
On-yomi: チョウ/ジョウ/キョウ

help

Meaning: help; subordinate official; obsolete government service rank
Kun-yomi: じょう
On-yomi: エン/テン

to take off the clothes and expose the body

Meaning: to take off the clothes and expose the body; to carry in the girdle
Kun-yomi: はだか
On-yomi: テイ/チョウ/ジョウ

door stop

Meaning: door stop; door jam; touch
Kun-yomi: はしら
On-yomi: トウ/ジョウ

leftovers

Meaning: leftovers; residue; remains
Kun-yomi: あまつさえ/あま.り/あま.る
On-yomi: ジョウ

an embroidered pennant

Meaning: an embroidered pennant
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チョウ/ジョウ

location

Meaning: location; place
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジョウ/チョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かめ
On-yomi: チョウ/ジョウ

fine woolen fabrics

Meaning: fine woolen fabrics
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニュ

tatami mat

Meaning: tatami mat; counter for tatami mats; fold; shut up; do away with
Kun-yomi: たた.む/たたみ/かさ.なる
On-yomi: ジョウ/チョウ

river in Guangdong province

Meaning: river in Guangdong province
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ジョウ/テイ/チョウ

orangutan

Meaning: orangutan
Kun-yomi: しょうじょう
On-yomi: ショウ/セイ/ソウ

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

to sort out the stalks used in divination

Meaning: to sort out the stalks used in divination; to fold
Kun-yomi: かぞ.える
On-yomi: セツ/ゼチ/チョウ/ジョウ

in file

Meaning: in file
Kun-yomi: おお.い
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニョウ/ジ/ニ

curling upwards

Meaning: curling upwards; wavering gently
Kun-yomi: しなや.か
On-yomi: チョウ/ジョウ/ニョウ

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