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丅

under

Meaning: under; underneath; below; down; inferior; bring down
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.す/くだ.さる/お.ろす/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ
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
下

below

Meaning: below; down; descend; give; low; inferior
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.り/くだ.す/-くだ.す/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ
兦

destruction

Meaning: destruction
Kun-yomi: な.い/ほろ.びる/ほろ.ぶ/ほろ.ぼす
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
乏

destitution

Meaning: destitution; scarce; limited
Kun-yomi: とぼ.しい/とも.しい
On-yomi: ボウ
亡

deceased

Meaning: deceased; the late; dying; perish
Kun-yomi: な.い/な.き-/ほろ.びる/ほろ.ぶ/ほろ.ぼす
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
元

beginning

Meaning: beginning; former time; origin
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ゲン/ガン
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
毛

fur

Meaning: fur; hair; feather; down
Kun-yomi: け
On-yomi: モウ
木

tree

Meaning: tree; wood
Kun-yomi: き/こ-
On-yomi: ボク/モク
勿

not

Meaning: not; must not; do not; be not
Kun-yomi: なか.れ/なし
On-yomi: モチ/ブツ/ボツ
尤

reasonable

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

monme

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

comma-design

Meaning: comma-design
Kun-yomi: ともえ/うずまき
On-yomi: ハ
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
友

friend

Meaning: friend
Kun-yomi: とも
On-yomi: ユウ
丮

catch

Meaning: catch
Kun-yomi: も.つ/と.る
On-yomi: ケキ/キャク
冃

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ずきん/おお.う
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
衤

clothes

Meaning: clothes; clothing radical (no. 145
Kun-yomi: ころも
On-yomi:
氐

name of an ancient tribe

Meaning: name of an ancient tribe
Kun-yomi: ふもと
On-yomi: テイ/タイ/シ/チ
囘

round

Meaning: round
Kun-yomi: まわ.る/まわ.す/もとお.る/か.える
On-yomi: カイ/エ
旧

old times

Meaning: old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-
Kun-yomi: ふる.い/もと
On-yomi: キュウ
本

book

Meaning: book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ホン
以

by means of

Meaning: by means of; because; in view of; compared with
Kun-yomi: もっ.て
On-yomi: イ
艾

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
夲

advance quickly

Meaning: advance quickly; to go back and forth; origin; source
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ホン
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
卯

sign of the hare or rabbit

Meaning: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east
Kun-yomi: う
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
目

eye

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

have the honor to

Meaning: have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: もう.す/もう.し-/さる
On-yomi: シン
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
忇

great achievement

Meaning: great achievement
Kun-yomi: こうろうがおおきい/おも.う
On-yomi: ロク
仗

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
用

utilize

Meaning: utilize; business; service; use; employ
Kun-yomi: もち.いる
On-yomi: ヨウ
母

mother

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

busy

Meaning: busy; occupied; restless
Kun-yomi: いそが.しい/せわ.しい/おそ.れる/うれえるさま
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
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
邙

mountain in Henan province

Meaning: mountain in Henan province
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
汒

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ががいも
On-yomi: カン
共

together

Meaning: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with
Kun-yomi: とも/とも.に/-ども
On-yomi: キョウ
衣

garment

Meaning: garment; clothes; dressing
Kun-yomi: ころも/きぬ/-ぎ
On-yomi: イ/エ
百

hundred

Meaning: hundred
Kun-yomi: もも
On-yomi: ヒャク/ビャク
芋

potato

Meaning: potato
Kun-yomi: いも
On-yomi: ウ
囝

baby

Meaning: baby; infant
Kun-yomi: こども
On-yomi: ケン/ガチ
而

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
妄

delusion

Meaning: delusion; unnecessarily; without authority; reckless
Kun-yomi: みだ.りに
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ
弙

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

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

range

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

span

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おいぼ.れる
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
网

net

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

guard

Meaning: guard; protect; defend; obey
Kun-yomi: まも.る/まも.り/もり/-もり/かみ
On-yomi: シュ/ス
戍

protection

Meaning: protection
Kun-yomi: まもり/まも.る
On-yomi: ジュ/シュ
戎

warrior

Meaning: warrior; arms; barbarian; Ainu
Kun-yomi: えびす/つわもの
On-yomi: ジュウ
迀

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

stammer

Meaning: stammer
Kun-yomi: ども.る
On-yomi: キツ
李

plum

Meaning: plum
Kun-yomi: すもも
On-yomi: リ
求

request

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

drown

Meaning: drown; sink; hide; fall into; disappear; die
Kun-yomi: おぼ.れる/しず.む/ない
On-yomi: ボツ/モツ
况

still more

Meaning: still more; still less
Kun-yomi: まし.て/いわ.んや/おもむき
On-yomi: キョウ
妒

jealous

Meaning: jealous; envious
Kun-yomi: ねた.む/そね.む/つも.る/ふさ.ぐ
On-yomi: ト/ツ
汶

river in Shandong province

Meaning: river in Shandong province
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ブン/モン
沅

name of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake

Meaning: name of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake
Kun-yomi: みなもと
On-yomi: ゲン
沕

deep

Meaning: deep
Kun-yomi: かす.か
On-yomi: ブツ/モチ/コツ/コチ
沗

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そ.える/そ.う/も.える/も.う
On-yomi: テン
攼

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆきのした
On-yomi: ブン/モン
芴

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ブツ/モチ/コツ/コチ
芼

to choose

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

pampas grass

Meaning: pampas grass; beard (grain)
Kun-yomi: すすき/のぎ/のげ
On-yomi: ボウ/コウ/モウ
忤

insubordinate

Meaning: insubordinate; stubborn; wrong
Kun-yomi: さから.う/もと.る
On-yomi: ゴ
佞

flattery

Meaning: flattery; insincerity
Kun-yomi: おもね.る/よこしま
On-yomi: ネイ
弄

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
妊

pregnancy

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

woodworker

Meaning: woodworker; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: もく
On-yomi:
戻

re-

Meaning: re-; return; revert; resume; restore; go backwards
Kun-yomi: もど.す/もど.る
On-yomi: レイ
吶

stutter

Meaning: stutter
Kun-yomi: ども.る
On-yomi: トツ
彣

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あや
On-yomi: ブン/モン

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