Search Kanji for 22 strokes count

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eel

Meaning: eel
Kun-yomi: うなぎ
On-yomi: マン/バン

bonito

Meaning: bonito
Kun-yomi: かつお
On-yomi: ケン

banquet

Meaning: banquet
Kun-yomi: う.ける/もてな.す
On-yomi: キョウ

wonder

Meaning: wonder; be surprised; frightened; amazed
Kun-yomi: おどろ.く/おどろ.かす
On-yomi: キョウ

bit (horse)

Meaning: bit (horse)
Kun-yomi: くつわ/たづな
On-yomi:

praise

Meaning: praise; title on a picture
Kun-yomi: ほ.める/たた.える
On-yomi: サン

attack

Meaning: attack; advance on; succeed to; pile; heap
Kun-yomi: おそ.う/かさ.ね
On-yomi: シュウ

codfish

Meaning: codfish; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: たら
On-yomi: セツ

deafness

Meaning: deafness; deaf person; deafen
Kun-yomi: ろう.する/つんぼ/みみしい
On-yomi: ロウ

serious

Meaning: serious; untouched; solemnly; majestically
Kun-yomi: いかめ.しい/おごそか
On-yomi: ゲン

excel

Meaning: excel; surpass; if; perhaps
Kun-yomi: あるいは/すぐ.れる/もし
On-yomi: トウ

contest

Meaning: contest; race
Kun-yomi: きそ.う/せ.る/くら.べる
On-yomi: キョウ/ケイ

used in place names

Meaning: used in place names; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: しょう
On-yomi:

summit

Meaning: summit
Kun-yomi: いただき
On-yomi: テン

small peak

Meaning: small peak
Kun-yomi: みね
On-yomi: ラン

curve

Meaning: curve; stretching a bow
Kun-yomi: ひ.く
On-yomi: ワン

beautiful

Meaning: beautiful; splendid
Kun-yomi: よい
On-yomi:

open

Meaning: open; broaden; apportion
Kun-yomi: ひら.く
On-yomi: タン

sprinkle

Meaning: sprinkle; wash; free and easy
Kun-yomi: そそ.ぐ
On-yomi: シャ/サイ/サ/セ

tatami

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

repeat

Meaning: repeat; duplicate; repetitious
Kun-yomi: たた.む/たたみ/かさ.なる
On-yomi: ジョウ/チョウ

ringworm

Meaning: ringworm
Kun-yomi: たむし
On-yomi: セン

exorcise

Meaning: exorcise; drive away
Kun-yomi: はら.う
On-yomi: ジョウ

abundance

Meaning: abundance
Kun-yomi: わら/ゆたか
On-yomi: ジョウ

steal

Meaning: steal; secret; private; hushed
Kun-yomi: ぬす.む/ひそ.かに
On-yomi: セツ

basket

Meaning: basket; devote oneself; seclude oneself; cage; coop; implied
Kun-yomi: かご/こ.める/こも.る/こ.む
On-yomi: ロウ/ル

climbing plants

Meaning: climbing plants; vines; cane
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ

rattling of the wind

Meaning: rattling of the wind
Kun-yomi: ふえ
On-yomi: ライ

sell

Meaning: sell; deal in
Kun-yomi: かゆ/かい/ひさ.ぐ
On-yomi: イク/シュク

sell (grain)

Meaning: sell (grain); auction
Kun-yomi: う.る/せり/かいよね
On-yomi: チョウ/テキ

wear

Meaning: wear; wrap; tie; follow around; collect
Kun-yomi: まつ.わる/まと.う/まと.める/まと.まる
On-yomi: テン

bottle

Meaning: bottle; vial; jar
Kun-yomi: びん
On-yomi: ドン/タン

reins

Meaning: reins
Kun-yomi: おもが.い/たづな/たび/つな.ぐ
On-yomi: キ/ハ

careful enquiry

Meaning: careful enquiry; headstrong
Kun-yomi: き.く/ゆる.す
On-yomi: チョウ

viscera

Meaning: viscera; bowels
Kun-yomi: はらわた
On-yomi: ゾウ

bow

Meaning: bow; prow; stern
Kun-yomi: とも/へさき
On-yomi:

worm-eaten

Meaning: worm-eaten
Kun-yomi: きくいむし
On-yomi:

a kind of cloth

Meaning: a kind of cloth
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ラン/リン

cord to hold up sleeves

Meaning: cord to hold up sleeves; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: たすき
On-yomi:

look at

Meaning: look at; inspect; perceive
Kun-yomi: み.る
On-yomi: ラン
覿

meet

Meaning: meet; see
Kun-yomi: あ.う
On-yomi: テキ

read

Meaning: read; study; pronounce
Kun-yomi: よ.む
On-yomi: ドク/トク/トウ

bribery

Meaning: bribery
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ソウ

redeem

Meaning: redeem
Kun-yomi: あがな.う
On-yomi: ショク

stumble

Meaning: stumble
Kun-yomi: つまず.く
On-yomi:

squat

Meaning: squat; sit on heels; loiter
Kun-yomi: しゃが.む/たちもとお.る
On-yomi: テキ

movement of the sun

Meaning: movement of the sun; moon through the heavens
Kun-yomi: ふ.む
On-yomi: テン

run over

Meaning: run over
Kun-yomi: ひ.く/きし.る
On-yomi: レキ

name

Meaning: name
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バン

cast

Meaning: cast; mint
Kun-yomi: い.る
On-yomi: チュウ/シュ/シュウ

clear up

Meaning: clear up
Kun-yomi: は.れる/は.らす
On-yomi: セイ/サイ

wind-blown dust falling like rain

Meaning: wind-blown dust falling like rain
Kun-yomi: つちふる
On-yomi: バイ

whip

Meaning: whip; region name
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ダツ/タツ

shudder

Meaning: shudder
Kun-yomi: ふる.える
On-yomi: セン

be greedy

Meaning: be greedy; be ravenous
Kun-yomi: むさぼ.る
On-yomi: トウ

pride

Meaning: pride; haughtiness
Kun-yomi: おご.る
On-yomi: キョウ

strong

Meaning: strong; good horse; gallant; brave; ferocious
Kun-yomi: たけし/つよ.い
On-yomi: ギョウ/キョウ

beard

Meaning: beard; mustache
Kun-yomi: ひげ
On-yomi: シュ/ス

horse mackerel

Meaning: horse mackerel
Kun-yomi: あじ
On-yomi: ソウ

anglerfish

Meaning: anglerfish
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ

huge sea turtle

Meaning: huge sea turtle
Kun-yomi: おおがめ
On-yomi: ゴウ

octopus

Meaning: octopus
Kun-yomi: たこ
On-yomi: ショウ

fish bladder

Meaning: fish bladder
Kun-yomi: ふえ/うきぶくろ
On-yomi: ヒョウ

bird of prey

Meaning: bird of prey; desolate; rough; daring; bravery
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ゴウ/シ/チツ

partridge

Meaning: partridge
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シャ

irregular teeth

Meaning: irregular teeth
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

grating the teeth

Meaning: grating the teeth
Kun-yomi: せま.る
On-yomi: サク/ソク/セク/シュク/シュウ

alcove for an image

Meaning: alcove for an image
Kun-yomi: れい
On-yomi: カン/ガン

smile

Meaning: smile
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テン/テツ/テチ

exclamatory final particle

Meaning: exclamatory final particle; nag
Kun-yomi: こえ
On-yomi:

bag

Meaning: bag; purse; sack; put in bag
Kun-yomi: ふくろ
On-yomi: ノウ/ドウ

to slander

Meaning: to slander; to libel; to criticize; chatty; gossipy
Kun-yomi: こえ
On-yomi: サツ/ザチ/サン

entire

Meaning: entire
Kun-yomi: おうち/ひじき/まどか/まる.い
On-yomi: ラン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: また/あざな
On-yomi: リ/レイ/ライ

lovely

Meaning: lovely; beautiful; docile; obedient
Kun-yomi: したう/すなお/みめよ.い
On-yomi: レン/ラン/バン/マン
孿

twins

Meaning: twins
Kun-yomi: ふたご
On-yomi: サン/セン/レン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キ/ドウ/ノウ

yellow dragon

Meaning: yellow dragon
Kun-yomi: みずち
On-yomi:

to split

Meaning: to split; to rend; to choose; to rub; to wipe
Kun-yomi: えら.ぶ/さ.く
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ひろ.う/と.る
On-yomi: クン/キン/ヒ

save

Meaning: save; hoard
Kun-yomi: あつ.まる
On-yomi: サン

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