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圧

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
以

by means of

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

right

Meaning: right
Kun-yomi: みぎ
On-yomi: ウ/ユウ
迂

roundabout way

Meaning: roundabout way
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: 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
瓜

melon

Meaning: melon
Kun-yomi: うり
On-yomi: カ/ケ
永

eternity

Meaning: eternity; long; lengthy
Kun-yomi: なが.い
On-yomi: エイ
凹

concave

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

center

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

add

Meaning: add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada
Kun-yomi: くわ.える/くわ.わる
On-yomi: カ
可

can

Meaning: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not
Kun-yomi: -べ.き/-べ.し
On-yomi: カ/コク
禾

2-branch tree radical (no. 115)

Meaning: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)
Kun-yomi: いね
On-yomi: カ
外

outside

Meaning: outside
Kun-yomi: そと/ほか/はず.す/はず.れる/と-
On-yomi: ガイ/ゲ
且

moreover

Meaning: moreover; also; furthermore
Kun-yomi: か.つ
On-yomi: ショ/ソ/ショウ
叶

grant

Meaning: grant; answer
Kun-yomi: かな.える/かな.う
On-yomi: キョウ
瓦

tile

Meaning: tile; gram
Kun-yomi: かわら/ぐらむ
On-yomi: ガ
刊

publish

Meaning: publish; carve; engrave
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン
甘

sweet

Meaning: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary
Kun-yomi: あま.い/あま.える/あま.やかす/うま.い
On-yomi: カン
丘

hill

Meaning: hill; knoll
Kun-yomi: おか
On-yomi: キュウ
旧

old times

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

gone

Meaning: gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce
Kun-yomi: さ.る/-さ.る
On-yomi: キョ/コ
玉

jewel

Meaning: jewel; ball
Kun-yomi: たま/たま-/-だま
On-yomi: ギョク
句

phrase

Meaning: phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ク
兄

elder brother

Meaning: elder brother; big brother
Kun-yomi: あに
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ
穴

hole

Meaning: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: ケツ
玄

mysterious

Meaning: mysterious; occultness
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ゲン
乎

question mark

Meaning: question mark; ?
Kun-yomi: か/ああ/かな/や/よ/を
On-yomi: コ/オ
古

old

Meaning: old
Kun-yomi: ふる.い/ふる-/-ふる.す
On-yomi: コ
功

achievement

Meaning: achievement; merits; success; honor; credit
Kun-yomi: いさお
On-yomi: コウ/ク
巧

adroit

Meaning: adroit; skilled; ingenuity
Kun-yomi: たく.み/たく.む/うま.い
On-yomi: コウ
広

wide

Meaning: wide; broad; spacious
Kun-yomi: ひろ.い/ひろ.まる/ひろ.める/ひろ.がる/ひろ.げる
On-yomi: コウ
弘

vast

Meaning: vast; broad; wide
Kun-yomi: ひろ.い
On-yomi: コウ/グ
甲

armor

Meaning: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace
Kun-yomi: きのえ
On-yomi: コウ/カン/カ
号

nickname

Meaning: nickname; number; item; title; pseudonym; name; call
Kun-yomi: さけ.ぶ/よびな
On-yomi: ゴウ
左

left

Meaning: left
Kun-yomi: ひだり
On-yomi: サ/シャ
冊

tome

Meaning: tome; counter for books; volume
Kun-yomi: ふみ
On-yomi: サツ/サク
札

tag

Meaning: tag; paper money; counter for bonds; placard; bid
Kun-yomi: ふだ
On-yomi: サツ
皿

dish

Meaning: dish; a helping; plate
Kun-yomi: さら
On-yomi: ベイ
仕

attend

Meaning: attend; doing; official; serve
Kun-yomi: つか.える
On-yomi: シ/ジ
仔

offspring

Meaning: offspring
Kun-yomi: こ/た.える
On-yomi: シ
司

director

Meaning: director; official; govt office; rule; administer
Kun-yomi: つかさど.る
On-yomi: シ
史

history

Meaning: history; chronicle
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シ
四

four

Meaning: four
Kun-yomi: よ/よ.つ/よっ.つ/よん
On-yomi: シ
市

market

Meaning: market; city; town
Kun-yomi: いち
On-yomi: シ
示

show

Meaning: show; indicate; point out; express; display
Kun-yomi: しめ.す
On-yomi: ジ/シ
叱

scold

Meaning: scold; reprove
Kun-yomi: しか.る
On-yomi: シツ/シチ
失

lose

Meaning: lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss
Kun-yomi: うしな.う/う.せる
On-yomi: シツ
写

copy

Meaning: copy; be photographed; describe
Kun-yomi: うつ.す/うつ.る/うつ-/うつ.し
On-yomi: シャ/ジャ
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
囚

captured

Meaning: captured; criminal; arrest; catch
Kun-yomi: とら.われる
On-yomi: シュウ
収

income

Meaning: income; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store
Kun-yomi: おさ.める/おさ.まる
On-yomi: シュウ
汁

soup

Meaning: soup; juice; broth; sap; gravy; pus
Kun-yomi: しる/-しる/つゆ
On-yomi: ジュウ
出

exit

Meaning: exit; leave; go out; come out; put out; protrude
Kun-yomi: で.る/-で/だ.す/-だ.す/い.でる/い.だす
On-yomi: シュツ/スイ
巡

patrol

Meaning: patrol; go around; circumference
Kun-yomi: めぐ.る/めぐ.り
On-yomi: ジュン
処

dispose

Meaning: dispose; manage; deal with; sentence; condemn; act; behave; place
Kun-yomi: ところ/-こ/お.る
On-yomi: ショ
召

seduce

Meaning: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold)
Kun-yomi: め.す
On-yomi: ショウ
尻

buttocks

Meaning: buttocks; hips; butt; rear
Kun-yomi: しり
On-yomi: コウ
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
迅

swift

Meaning: swift; fast
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジン
世

generation

Meaning: generation; world; society; public
Kun-yomi: よ/さんじゅう
On-yomi: セイ/セ/ソウ
正

correct

Meaning: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40
Kun-yomi: ただ.しい/ただ.す/まさ/まさ.に
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ
生

life

Meaning: life; genuine; birth
Kun-yomi: い.きる/い.かす/い.ける/う.まれる/うま.れる/う.まれ/うまれ/う.む/
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ
斥

reject

Meaning: reject; retreat; recede; withdraw; repel; repulse
Kun-yomi: しりぞ.ける
On-yomi: セキ
石

stone

Meaning: stone
Kun-yomi: いし
On-yomi: セキ/シャク/コク
仙

hermit

Meaning: hermit; wizard; cent
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セン/セント
占

fortune-telling

Meaning: fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take
Kun-yomi: し.める/うらな.う
On-yomi: セン
匝

go around

Meaning: go around
Kun-yomi: めぐ.る
On-yomi: キョウ/ソウ
他

other

Meaning: other; another; the others
Kun-yomi: ほか
On-yomi: タ
打

strike

Meaning: strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen
Kun-yomi: う.つ/う.ち-/ぶ.つ
On-yomi: ダ/ダアス
代

substitute

Meaning: substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee
Kun-yomi: か.わる/かわ.る/かわ.り/か.わり/-がわ.り/-が.わり/か.える/よ/し
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ
台

pedestal

Meaning: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles
Kun-yomi: うてな/われ/つかさ
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ
凧

kite

Meaning: kite; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: いかのぼり/たこ
On-yomi:
只

only

Meaning: only; free; in addition
Kun-yomi: ただ
On-yomi: シ
叩

strike

Meaning: strike; beat; hit; thrash; criticize
Kun-yomi: たた.く/はた.く/すぎ
On-yomi: コウ
辿

follow (road)

Meaning: follow (road); pursue
Kun-yomi: たど.る/たどり
On-yomi: テン
旦

daybreak

Meaning: daybreak; dawn; morning
Kun-yomi: あき.らか/あきら/ただし/あさ/あした
On-yomi: タン/ダン
庁

government office

Meaning: government office
Kun-yomi: やくしょ
On-yomi: チョウ/テイ
汀

water's edge

Meaning: water's edge; shore; bank
Kun-yomi: みぎわ/なぎさ
On-yomi: テイ
田

rice field

Meaning: rice field; rice paddy
Kun-yomi: た
On-yomi: デン
奴

guy

Meaning: guy; slave; manservant; fellow
Kun-yomi: やつ/やっこ
On-yomi: ド
冬

winter

Meaning: winter
Kun-yomi: ふゆ
On-yomi: トウ

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