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井

well

Meaning: well; well crib; town; community
Kun-yomi: い
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ
允

license

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

pull

Meaning: pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to
Kun-yomi: ひ.く/ひ.き/ひ.き-/-び.き/ひ.ける
On-yomi: イン
丑

sign of the ox or cow

Meaning: sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: うし
On-yomi: チュウ
云

say

Meaning: say
Kun-yomi: い.う/ここに
On-yomi: ウン
円

circle

Meaning: circle; yen; round
Kun-yomi: まる.い/まる/まど/まど.か/まろ.やか
On-yomi: エン
王

king

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

change

Meaning: change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
Kun-yomi: ば.ける/ば.かす/ふ.ける/け.する
On-yomi: カ/ケ
火

fire

Meaning: fire
Kun-yomi: ひ/-び/ほ-
On-yomi: カ
牙

tusk

Meaning: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92)
Kun-yomi: きば/は
On-yomi: ガ/ゲ
介

jammed in

Meaning: jammed in; shellfish; mediate; concern oneself with
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カイ
刈

reap

Meaning: reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Kun-yomi: か.る
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ
仇

foe

Meaning: foe; enemy; revenge; grudge; feud
Kun-yomi: あだ/あた/かたき/つれあい
On-yomi: キュウ/グ
牛

cow

Meaning: cow
Kun-yomi: うし
On-yomi: ギュウ
巨

gigantic

Meaning: gigantic; big; large; great
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョ
凶

villain

Meaning: villain; evil; bad luck; disaster
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョウ
斤

axe

Meaning: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キン
区

ward

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

lack

Meaning: lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76)
Kun-yomi: か.ける/か.く
On-yomi: ケツ/ケン
月

month

Meaning: month; moon
Kun-yomi: つき
On-yomi: ゲツ/ガツ
犬

dog

Meaning: dog
Kun-yomi: いぬ/いぬ-
On-yomi: ケン
元

beginning

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

phantasm

Meaning: phantasm; vision; dream; illusion; apparition
Kun-yomi: まぼろし
On-yomi: ゲン
戸

door

Meaning: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)
Kun-yomi: と
On-yomi: コ
五

five

Meaning: five
Kun-yomi: いつ/いつ.つ
On-yomi: ゴ
互

mutually

Meaning: mutually; reciprocally; together
Kun-yomi: たが.い/かたみ.に
On-yomi: ゴ
午

noon

Meaning: noon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: うま
On-yomi: ゴ
公

public

Meaning: public; prince; official; governmental
Kun-yomi: おおやけ
On-yomi: コウ/ク
勾

be bent

Meaning: be bent; slope; capture
Kun-yomi: かぎ/ま.がる
On-yomi: コウ/ク
孔

cavity

Meaning: cavity; hole; slit; very; great; exceedingly
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: コウ
込

crowded

Meaning: crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: -こ.む/こ.む/こ.み/-こ.み/こ.める
On-yomi:
今

now

Meaning: now
Kun-yomi: いま
On-yomi: コン/キン
支

branch

Meaning: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65)
Kun-yomi: ささ.える/つか.える/か.う
On-yomi: シ
止

stop

Meaning: stop; halt
Kun-yomi: と.まる/-ど.まり/と.める/-と.める/-ど.め/とど.める/とど.め/とど
On-yomi: シ
氏

family name

Meaning: family name; surname; clan
Kun-yomi: うじ/-うじ
On-yomi: シ
尺

shaku

Meaning: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シャク
手

hand

Meaning: hand
Kun-yomi: て/て-/-て/た-
On-yomi: シュ/ズ
什

utensil

Meaning: utensil; thing; ten
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジュウ/シュウ
升

measuring box

Meaning: measuring box; 1.8 liter
Kun-yomi: ます
On-yomi: ショウ
少

few

Meaning: few; little
Kun-yomi: すく.ない/すこ.し
On-yomi: ショウ
冗

superfluous

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

heart

Meaning: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
Kun-yomi: こころ/-ごころ
On-yomi: シン
仁

humanity

Meaning: humanity; virtue; benevolence; charity; man; kernel
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジン/ニ/ニン
壬

9th calendar sign

Meaning: 9th calendar sign
Kun-yomi: みずのえ
On-yomi: ニン/ジン/イ
水

water

Meaning: water
Kun-yomi: みず/みず-
On-yomi: スイ
切

cut

Meaning: cut; cutoff; be sharp
Kun-yomi: き.る/-き.る/き.り/-き.り/-ぎ.り/き.れる/-き.れる/き.れ/-き
On-yomi: セツ/サイ
双

pair

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

plump

Meaning: plump; thick; big around
Kun-yomi: ふと.い/ふと.る
On-yomi: タイ/タ
丹

rust-colored

Meaning: rust-colored; red; red lead; pills
Kun-yomi: に
On-yomi: タン
中

in

Meaning: in; inside; middle; mean; center
Kun-yomi: なか/うち/あた.る
On-yomi: チュウ
弔

condolences

Meaning: condolences; mourning; funeral
Kun-yomi: とむら.う/とぶら.う
On-yomi: チョウ
辻

crossing

Meaning: crossing; crossroad; street corners; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: つじ
On-yomi:
爪

claw

Meaning: claw; nail; talon
Kun-yomi: つめ/つま-
On-yomi: ソウ
天

heavens

Meaning: heavens; sky; imperial
Kun-yomi: あまつ/あめ/あま-
On-yomi: テン
斗

Big Dipper

Meaning: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ト/トウ
屯

barracks

Meaning: barracks; police station; camp
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トン
内

inside

Meaning: inside; within; between; among; house; home
Kun-yomi: うち
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ
匂

fragrant

Meaning: fragrant; stink; glow; insinuate; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: にお.う/にお.い/にお.わせる
On-yomi:
廿

twenty

Meaning: twenty; 20
Kun-yomi: にじゅう
On-yomi: ジュウ/ニュウ
日

day

Meaning: day; sun; Japan; counter for days
Kun-yomi: ひ/-び/-か
On-yomi: ニチ/ジツ
巴

comma-design

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

anti-

Meaning: anti-
Kun-yomi: そ.る/そ.らす/かえ.す/かえ.る/-かえ.る
On-yomi: ハン/ホン/タン/ホ
比

compare

Meaning: compare; race; ratio; Philipines
Kun-yomi: くら.べる
On-yomi: ヒ
匹

equal

Meaning: equal; head; counter for small animals; roll of cloth
Kun-yomi: ひき
On-yomi: ヒツ
不

negative

Meaning: negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: フ/ブ
夫

husband

Meaning: husband; man
Kun-yomi: おっと/それ
On-yomi: フ/フウ/ブ
父

father

Meaning: father
Kun-yomi: ちち
On-yomi: フ
仏

Buddha

Meaning: Buddha; the dead; France
Kun-yomi: ほとけ
On-yomi: ブツ/フツ
分

part

Meaning: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku; 100
Kun-yomi: わ.ける/わ.け/わ.かれる/わ.かる/わ.かつ
On-yomi: ブン/フン/ブ
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
片

one-sided

Meaning: one-sided; leaf; sheet; right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Kun-yomi: かた-/かた
On-yomi: ヘン
辺

environs

Meaning: environs; boundary; border; vicinity
Kun-yomi: あた.り/ほと.り/-べ
On-yomi: ヘン
方

direction

Meaning: direction; person; alternative
Kun-yomi: かた/-かた/-がた
On-yomi: ホウ
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:
厄

unlucky

Meaning: unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; disaster
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヤク
友

friend

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

beforehand

Meaning: beforehand; previous; myself; I
Kun-yomi: あらかじ.め
On-yomi: ヨ/シャ

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