Search Kanji for ou

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mediocre

Meaning: mediocre
Kun-yomi: およ.そ/おうよ.そ/すべ.て
On-yomi: ボン/ハン

crooked-big radical (no. 43)

Meaning: crooked-big radical (no. 43)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ

early death

Meaning: early death; calamity
Kun-yomi: わか.い/わかじに/わざわい
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/カ

ward

Meaning: ward; district
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ク/オウ/コウ

king

Meaning: king; rule; magnate
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ/-ノウ

lame

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

pressure

Meaning: pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate
Kun-yomi: お.す/へ.す/おさ.える/お.さえる
On-yomi: アツ/エン/オウ

concave

Meaning: concave; hollow; sunken
Kun-yomi: くぼ.む/へこ.む/ぼこ
On-yomi: オウ

center

Meaning: center; middle
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ

correct

Meaning: correct; save; assist
Kun-yomi: すく.う
On-yomi: キョウ/オウ

carrying pole

Meaning: carrying pole
Kun-yomi: おおご/おうご
On-yomi: リョク

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざみ
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いそぎゆ.く
On-yomi: オウ

flowing full

Meaning: flowing full; expanse of water; wide; deep
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ

apply

Meaning: apply; answer; yes; OK; reply; accept
Kun-yomi: あた.る/まさに/こた.える
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ/-ノウ

weak

Meaning: weak; rickety person; emaciated
Kun-yomi: あしなえ/ま.がる/よわ.い
On-yomi: オウ

lame

Meaning: lame
Kun-yomi: あしなえ/ま.がる/よわ.い
On-yomi: オウ

travel

Meaning: travel; go to; deceive; scare
Kun-yomi: ゆ.く/あざむ.く
On-yomi: オウ

journey

Meaning: journey; chase away; let go; going; travel
Kun-yomi: い.く/いにしえ/さき.に/ゆ.く
On-yomi: オウ

dissatisfaction

Meaning: dissatisfaction; grudge
Kun-yomi: うら.む
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

dust

Meaning: dust
Kun-yomi: ちり
On-yomi: オウ

hollow in the ground

Meaning: hollow in the ground; cavity; undulating
Kun-yomi: くぼ.み
On-yomi: オウ

get used to

Meaning: get used to; experienced; tamed
Kun-yomi: な.れる/あなど.る
On-yomi: オウ/コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おうし
On-yomi: コウ/チン

the bleating of the deer

Meaning: the bleating of the deer
Kun-yomi: むせ.ぶ/さけ.ぶ
On-yomi: ユ/オウ/ユウ/ヨウ

an echo

Meaning: an echo; sound; to vomit (as an infant)
Kun-yomi: ふさ.がる
On-yomi: オウ

billowy clouds

Meaning: billowy clouds; deep and broad
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ

deep clear water

Meaning: deep clear water
Kun-yomi: ふか.い
On-yomi: オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

journey

Meaning: journey; travel; chase away; let go; going; before; formerly
Kun-yomi: い.く/いにしえ/さき.に/ゆ.く
On-yomi: オウ

push

Meaning: push; stop; check; subdue; attach; seize; weight; shove; press; seal; do in spite of
Kun-yomi: お.す/お.し-/お.っ-/お.さえる/おさ.える
On-yomi: オウ

bend

Meaning: bend; curve; crooked; perverse; lean; forcibly; against one's will
Kun-yomi: ま.げる/ま.がる/ま.げて
On-yomi: オウ

flourishing

Meaning: flourishing; successful; beautiful; vigorous
Kun-yomi: かがや.き/うつくし.い/さかん
On-yomi: オウ/キョウ/ゴウ

Europe

Meaning: Europe
Kun-yomi: うた.う/は.く
On-yomi: オウ

assault

Meaning: assault; hit; beat; thrash
Kun-yomi: なぐ.る
On-yomi: オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふもと
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ

crooked

Meaning: crooked; twisted; distorted; perverted; cross
Kun-yomi: ねじ.れる/こじ.れる/す.ねる/ねじ.ける
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ/イク/ユウ

good-looking

Meaning: good-looking; quiet
Kun-yomi: あい
On-yomi: オウ/アイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/エイ

be vast and endless

Meaning: be vast and endless; broad
Kun-yomi: ひろ.い
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

emperor

Meaning: emperor
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

bowl

Meaning: bowl; cup; small tray
Kun-yomi: ほとぎ/はち/かめ
On-yomi: オウ

misfortune

Meaning: misfortune; disaster; calamity
Kun-yomi: わざわい
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

cow

Meaning: cow; bull; ox
Kun-yomi: おうし
On-yomi: コ/ク

jar

Meaning: jar; jug; container
Kun-yomi: もたい
On-yomi: オウ

cage

Meaning: cage; pen for wild animals
Kun-yomi: おり
On-yomi: コウ/オウ/ヨウ

cherry

Meaning: cherry
Kun-yomi: さくら
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

cup

Meaning: cup; pot; bowl; abundant
Kun-yomi: はち
On-yomi: オウ

far

Meaning: far; deep; sunken eyes; sad
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/ベン/メン

fan

Meaning: fan; folding fan
Kun-yomi: おうぎ
On-yomi: セン

roar

Meaning: roar
Kun-yomi: うそぶ.く/いか.る/しし/たた.く
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ/コウ/キョウ

moist

Meaning: moist; wet; dampen
Kun-yomi: うるお.う
On-yomi: ユウ/オウ/ヨウ

far

Meaning: far
Kun-yomi: つよ.い/あき.らか/とお.い/もと.める/きそ.う
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ/リョウ/オウ/コウ

syllable

Meaning: syllable
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ/ハツ

to bale out

Meaning: to bale out; to decant liquids
Kun-yomi: く.む
On-yomi: ユウ/オウ

deafness

Meaning: deafness
Kun-yomi: ささや.く
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

rice

Meaning: rice; seedlings
Kun-yomi: なえ
On-yomi: オウ

venerable old man

Meaning: venerable old man
Kun-yomi: おきな
On-yomi: オウ

to sob

Meaning: to sob
Kun-yomi: なげ.く/むせ.ぶ
On-yomi: オウ/ユウ

female phoenix bird

Meaning: female phoenix bird
Kun-yomi: おおとり
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

ward

Meaning: ward; district
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ク/オウ/コウ

agitated

Meaning: agitated; alarmed
Kun-yomi: たたず.む/さまよ.う/たちもとほ.る/いとま
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しりぞく/おおう
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ/フク

the roar of a tiger

Meaning: the roar of a tiger; to intimidate; to scare
Kun-yomi: うそぶ.く/いか.る/しし/たた.く
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ/コウ/キョウ

yellow

Meaning: yellow
Kun-yomi: き/こ-
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふか.い
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あき.らか
On-yomi: オウ/ワン/コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はは
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さとい/つ.げる/とう/こえ
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウウ/エイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: もと.る
On-yomi: オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かがや.き/うつくし.い/さかん
On-yomi: オウ/キョウ/ゴウ

gate

Meaning: gate; barrier; wide; vast; expand
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

heart

Meaning: heart; interior
Kun-yomi: おく/おく.まる/くま
On-yomi: オウ

yellow

Meaning: yellow; surname
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あ.きる
On-yomi: エン/オウ/ヨウ

dry moat outside a city wall

Meaning: dry moat outside a city wall; dry ditch
Kun-yomi: そとぼり
On-yomi: オウ/コウ

salt

Meaning: salt; pickle; be dirty
Kun-yomi: しおづ.け
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/エン

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