Search Kanji for 18 strokes count

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鵜

cormorant

Meaning: cormorant
Kun-yomi: う
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ
襖

opaque sliding door

Meaning: opaque sliding door
Kun-yomi: ふすま/あお
On-yomi: オウ
鎧

put on armor

Meaning: put on armor; arm oneself
Kun-yomi: よろ.う/よろい
On-yomi: カイ/ガイ
穫

harvest

Meaning: harvest; reap
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カク
額

forehead

Meaning: forehead; tablet; plaque; framed picture; sum; amount; volume
Kun-yomi: ひたい
On-yomi: ガク
顎

jaw

Meaning: jaw; chin; gill
Kun-yomi: あご/あぎと
On-yomi: ガク
鎌

sickle

Meaning: sickle; scythe; trick
Kun-yomi: かま
On-yomi: レン/ケン
簡

simplicity

Meaning: simplicity; brevity
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン
観

outlook

Meaning: outlook; look; appearance; condition; view
Kun-yomi: み.る/しめ.す
On-yomi: カン
韓

Korea

Meaning: Korea
Kun-yomi: から/いげた
On-yomi: カン
顔

face

Meaning: face; expression
Kun-yomi: かお
On-yomi: ガン
騎

equestrian

Meaning: equestrian; riding on horses; counter for equestrians
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キ
襟

collar

Meaning: collar; neck; lapel
Kun-yomi: えり
On-yomi: キン
顕

appear

Meaning: appear; existing
Kun-yomi: あきらか/あらわ.れる
On-yomi: ケン
験

verification

Meaning: verification; effect; testing
Kun-yomi: あかし/しるし/ため.す/ためし
On-yomi: ケン/ゲン
鯉

carp

Meaning: carp
Kun-yomi: こい
On-yomi: リ
鵠

swan

Meaning: swan
Kun-yomi: くぐい/まと
On-yomi: コク/コウ
鎖

chain

Meaning: chain; irons; connection
Kun-yomi: くさり/とざ.す
On-yomi: サ
瞬

wink

Meaning: wink; blink; twinkle
Kun-yomi: またた.く/まじろ.ぐ
On-yomi: シュン
藷

potato

Meaning: potato
Kun-yomi: いも
On-yomi: ショ/ジョ
擾

disturb

Meaning: disturb; throw into confusion
Kun-yomi: みだ.れる/みだ.す/わずら.わしい
On-yomi: ジョウ
穣

good crops

Meaning: good crops; prosperity; 10**28
Kun-yomi: わら/ゆたか
On-yomi: ジョウ
織

weave

Meaning: weave; fabric
Kun-yomi: お.る/お.り/おり/-おり/-お.り
On-yomi: ショク/シキ
職

post

Meaning: post; employment; work
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ショク/ソク
雛

chick

Meaning: chick; squab; duckling; doll
Kun-yomi: ひな/ひよこ
On-yomi: スウ/ス/ジュ
蹟

remains

Meaning: remains; traces; footprint
Kun-yomi: あと
On-yomi: セキ/シャク
繕

darning

Meaning: darning; repair; mend; trim; tidy up; adjust
Kun-yomi: つくろ.う
On-yomi: ゼン
礎

cornerstone

Meaning: cornerstone; foundation stone
Kun-yomi: いしずえ
On-yomi: ソ
叢

plexus

Meaning: plexus; clump of bushes; thicket
Kun-yomi: くさむら/むら.がる/むら
On-yomi: ソウ/ス
鎗

spear

Meaning: spear; lance; javelin
Kun-yomi: やり
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ
騒

boisterous

Meaning: boisterous; make noise; clamor; disturb; excite
Kun-yomi: さわ.ぐ/うれい/さわ.がしい
On-yomi: ソウ
贈

presents

Meaning: presents; send; give to; award to; confer on; presenting something
Kun-yomi: おく.る
On-yomi: ゾウ/ソウ
戴

be crowned with

Meaning: be crowned with; live under (a ruler); receive
Kun-yomi: いただ.く
On-yomi: タイ
題

topic

Meaning: topic; subject
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ダイ
瀦

pool

Meaning: pool; puddle
Kun-yomi: みずたまり
On-yomi: チョ
懲

penal

Meaning: penal; chastise; punish; discipline
Kun-yomi: こ.りる/こ.らす/こ.らしめる
On-yomi: チョウ
鎮

tranquilize

Meaning: tranquilize; ancient peace-preservation centers
Kun-yomi: しず.める/しず.まる/おさえ
On-yomi: チン
藤

wisteria

Meaning: wisteria
Kun-yomi: ふじ
On-yomi: トウ/ドウ
闘

fight

Meaning: fight; war
Kun-yomi: たたか.う/あらそ.う
On-yomi: トウ
難

difficult

Meaning: difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect
Kun-yomi: かた.い/-がた.い/むずか.しい/むづか.しい/むつか.しい/-にく.い
On-yomi: ナン
禰

ancestral shrine

Meaning: ancestral shrine
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ネ/デイ/ナイ
嚢

pouch

Meaning: pouch; purse; bag
Kun-yomi: ふくろ
On-yomi: ノウ/ドウ
藩

clan

Meaning: clan; enclosure
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハン
謬

mistake

Meaning: mistake
Kun-yomi: あやま.る
On-yomi: ビュウ/ビョウ/ミュウ
覆

capsize

Meaning: capsize; cover; shade; mantle; be ruined
Kun-yomi: おお.う/くつがえ.す/くつがえ.る
On-yomi: フク
癖

mannerism

Meaning: mannerism; habit; vice; trait; fault; kink
Kun-yomi: くせ/くせ.に
On-yomi: ヘキ
鞭

whip

Meaning: whip; rod; counter for whippings
Kun-yomi: むち/むちうつ
On-yomi: ベン/ヘン
翻

flip

Meaning: flip; turn over; wave; flutter; change (mind)
Kun-yomi: ひるがえ.る/ひるがえ.す
On-yomi: ホン/ハン
繭

cocoon

Meaning: cocoon
Kun-yomi: まゆ/きぬ
On-yomi: ケン
麿

I

Meaning: I; you; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: まろ
On-yomi:
癒

healing

Meaning: healing; cure; quench (thirst); wreak
Kun-yomi: い.える/いや.す/い.やす
On-yomi: ユ
曜

weekday

Meaning: weekday
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ
濫

excessive

Meaning: excessive; overflow; spread out
Kun-yomi: みだ.りに/みだ.りがましい
On-yomi: ラン
藍

indigo

Meaning: indigo
Kun-yomi: あい
On-yomi: ラン
離

detach

Meaning: detach; separation; disjoin; digress
Kun-yomi: はな.れる/はな.す
On-yomi: リ
糧

provisions

Meaning: provisions; food; bread
Kun-yomi: かて
On-yomi: リョウ/ロウ
臨

look to

Meaning: look to; face; meet; confront; attend; call on
Kun-yomi: のぞ.む
On-yomi: リン
類

sort

Meaning: sort; kind; variety; class; genus
Kun-yomi: たぐ.い
On-yomi: ルイ
雙

pair

Meaning: pair; set; comparison; counter for pairs
Kun-yomi: たぐい/ならぶ/ふたつ/ふた-
On-yomi: ソウ
嚠

a clear sound

Meaning: a clear sound
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: リュウ/ル
壙

hole

Meaning: hole
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: コウ
壘

fort

Meaning: fort; rampart; walls; base(ball)
Kun-yomi: とりで
On-yomi: ルイ/ライ/スイ
彝

moral principle

Meaning: moral principle
Kun-yomi: つね
On-yomi: イ
懣

worry

Meaning: worry; agony; anger
Kun-yomi: もだ.える
On-yomi: マン/モン
懴

remorse

Meaning: remorse
Kun-yomi: くい.る
On-yomi: ザン/サン
戳

poke

Meaning: poke; prod
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: タク
擶

straighten (an arrow)

Meaning: straighten (an arrow)
Kun-yomi: ただす
On-yomi: セン
擴

broaden

Meaning: broaden; extend; expand; enlarge
Kun-yomi: ひろ.がる/ひろ.げる/ひろ.める
On-yomi: カク/コウ
擲

hit

Meaning: hit; resign
Kun-yomi: なぐ.る/なげう.つ
On-yomi: テキ/チャク/ジャク
擺

push open

Meaning: push open
Kun-yomi: ひら.く
On-yomi: ハイ
擽

tickle

Meaning: tickle; funny
Kun-yomi: くすぐ.る/う.つ
On-yomi: リャク/ラク/レキ/フキ
攅

gather

Meaning: gather; come together
Kun-yomi: あつ.まる
On-yomi: サン
斃

kill

Meaning: kill; die violent death
Kun-yomi: たお.れる/たお.す
On-yomi: ヘイ
斷

sever

Meaning: sever; cut off; interrupt
Kun-yomi: た.つ/ことわ.る/さだ.める
On-yomi: ダン
旛

flag

Meaning: flag
Kun-yomi: はた
On-yomi: ヘン/ハン
檮

stump

Meaning: stump; foolish; ignorant
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ
櫁

Japanese star anise

Meaning: Japanese star anise
Kun-yomi: しきみ/じんこう
On-yomi: ミツ
櫃

chest

Meaning: chest; coffer; tub
Kun-yomi: ひつ
On-yomi: キ
櫂

oar

Meaning: oar; scull; paddle
Kun-yomi: かい/かじ
On-yomi: トウ/タク
檸

lemon tree

Meaning: lemon tree
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ネイ/ドウ
檳

betel-nut palm

Meaning: betel-nut palm
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ビン/ヒン

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