Search Kanji for 8 strokes count

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阿

Africa

Meaning: Africa; flatter; fawn upon; corner; nook; recess
Kun-yomi: おもね.る/くま
On-yomi: ア/オ
宛

address

Meaning: address; just like; fortunately
Kun-yomi: あ.てる/-あて/-づつ/あたか.も
On-yomi: エン
姐

elder sister

Meaning: elder sister; maidservant
Kun-yomi: あね/ねえさん
On-yomi: ソ/シャ
或

some

Meaning: some; one; or; possibly; a certain
Kun-yomi: あ.る/あるい/あるいは
On-yomi: ワク/コク/イキ
依

reliant

Meaning: reliant; depend on; consequently; therefore; due to
Kun-yomi: よ.る
On-yomi: イ/エ
委

committee

Meaning: committee; entrust to; leave to; devote; discard
Kun-yomi: ゆだ.ねる
On-yomi: イ
易

easy

Meaning: easy; ready to; simple; fortune-telling; divination
Kun-yomi: やさ.しい/やす.い
On-yomi: エキ/イ
育

bring up

Meaning: bring up; grow up; raise; rear
Kun-yomi: そだ.つ/そだ.ち/そだ.てる/はぐく.む
On-yomi: イク
郁

cultural progress

Meaning: cultural progress; perfume
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: イク
雨

rain

Meaning: rain
Kun-yomi: あめ/あま-/-さめ
On-yomi: ウ
泳

swim

Meaning: swim
Kun-yomi: およ.ぐ
On-yomi: エイ
英

England

Meaning: England; English
Kun-yomi: はなぶさ
On-yomi: エイ
奄

cover

Meaning: cover; suffocate; obstruct
Kun-yomi: おお.う/たちまち
On-yomi: エン
沿

run alongside

Meaning: run alongside; follow along; run along; lie along
Kun-yomi: そ.う/-ぞ.い
On-yomi: エン
炎

inflammation

Meaning: inflammation; flame; blaze
Kun-yomi: ほのお
On-yomi: エン
苑

garden

Meaning: garden; farm; park
Kun-yomi: その/う.つ
On-yomi: エン/オン
於

at

Meaning: at; in; on; as for
Kun-yomi: おい.て/お.ける/ああ/より
On-yomi: オ/ヨ
往

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
押

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
旺

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
欧

Europe

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

assault

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

mount

Meaning: mount; hill; knoll
Kun-yomi: おか
On-yomi: コウ
価

value

Meaning: value; price
Kun-yomi: あたい
On-yomi: カ/ケ
佳

excellent

Meaning: excellent; beautiful; good; pleasing; skilled
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カ
果

fruit

Meaning: fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed
Kun-yomi: は.たす/はた.す/-は.たす/は.てる/-は.てる/は.て
On-yomi: カ
河

river

Meaning: river
Kun-yomi: かわ
On-yomi: カ
苛

torment

Meaning: torment; scold; chastise
Kun-yomi: いじ.める/さいな.む/いらだ.つ/からい/こまかい
On-yomi: カ
茄

eggplant

Meaning: eggplant
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カ
画

brush-stroke

Meaning: brush-stroke; picture
Kun-yomi: えが.く/かく.する/かぎ.る/はかりごと/はか.る
On-yomi: ガ/カク/エ/カイ
芽

bud

Meaning: bud; sprout; spear; germ
Kun-yomi: め
On-yomi: ガ
怪

suspicious

Meaning: suspicious; mystery; apparition
Kun-yomi: あや.しい/あや.しむ
On-yomi: カイ/ケ
拐

kidnap

Meaning: kidnap; falsify
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カイ
劾

censure

Meaning: censure; criminal investigation
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ガイ
拡

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
学

study

Meaning: study; learning; science
Kun-yomi: まな.ぶ
On-yomi: ガク
岳

point

Meaning: point; peak; mountain
Kun-yomi: たけ
On-yomi: ガク
茅

miscanthus reed

Meaning: miscanthus reed
Kun-yomi: かや/ちがや
On-yomi: ボウ/ミョウ
侃

strong

Meaning: strong; just; righteous; peace-loving
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: カン
官

bureaucrat

Meaning: bureaucrat; the government
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン
岸

beach

Meaning: beach
Kun-yomi: きし
On-yomi: ガン
玩

play

Meaning: play; take pleasure in; trifle with; make sport of
Kun-yomi: もちあそ.ぶ/もてあそ.ぶ
On-yomi: ガン
岩

boulder

Meaning: boulder; rock; cliff
Kun-yomi: いわ
On-yomi: ガン
奇

strange

Meaning: strange; strangeness; curiosity
Kun-yomi: く.しき/あや.しい/くし/めずら.しい
On-yomi: キ
祈

pray

Meaning: pray; wish
Kun-yomi: いの.る
On-yomi: キ
季

seasons

Meaning: seasons
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キ
宜

best regards

Meaning: best regards; good
Kun-yomi: よろ.しい/よろ.しく
On-yomi: ギ
祇

national or local god

Meaning: national or local god; peaceful; great
Kun-yomi: くにつかみ/ただ/まさに
On-yomi: ギ/キ/シ
杵

wooden pestle

Meaning: wooden pestle
Kun-yomi: きね
On-yomi: ショ/ソ
逆

inverted

Meaning: inverted; reverse; opposite; wicked
Kun-yomi: さか/さか.さ/さか.らう
On-yomi: ギャク/ゲキ
泣

cry

Meaning: cry; weep; moan
Kun-yomi: な.く
On-yomi: キュウ
居

reside

Meaning: reside; to be; exist; live with
Kun-yomi: い.る/-い/お.る
On-yomi: キョ/コ
拒

repel

Meaning: repel; refuse; reject; decline
Kun-yomi: こば.む
On-yomi: キョ/ゴ
拠

foothold

Meaning: foothold; based on; follow; therefore
Kun-yomi: よ.る
On-yomi: キョ/コ
享

receive

Meaning: receive; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch
Kun-yomi: う.ける
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ
京

capital

Meaning: capital; 10**16
Kun-yomi: みやこ
On-yomi: キョウ/ケイ/キン
供

submit

Meaning: submit; offer; present; serve (meal); accompany
Kun-yomi: そな.える/とも/-ども
On-yomi: キョウ/ク/クウ/グ
侠

tomboy

Meaning: tomboy; chivalry
Kun-yomi: きゃん/おとこだて
On-yomi: キョウ
協

co-

Meaning: co-; cooperation
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョウ
怯

cowardice

Meaning: cowardice; wince; flinch; hesitate; waver
Kun-yomi: ひる.む/おびえ.る/おじる/おび.える/おそ.れる
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ
況

condition

Meaning: condition; situation
Kun-yomi: まし.て/いわ.んや/おもむき
On-yomi: キョウ
尭

high

Meaning: high; far
Kun-yomi: たか.い
On-yomi: ギョウ
欣

take pleasure in

Meaning: take pleasure in; rejoice
Kun-yomi: よろこ.ぶ/よろこ.び
On-yomi: キン/ゴン/コン
金

gold

Meaning: gold
Kun-yomi: かね/かな-/-がね
On-yomi: キン/コン/ゴン
狗

puppy

Meaning: puppy; dog
Kun-yomi: いぬ
On-yomi: ク/コウ
苦

suffering

Meaning: suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl
Kun-yomi: くる.しい/-ぐる.しい/くる.しむ/くる.しめる/にが.い/にが.る
On-yomi: ク
具

tool

Meaning: tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
Kun-yomi: そな.える/つぶさ.に
On-yomi: グ
空

empty

Meaning: empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
Kun-yomi: そら/あ.く/あ.き/あ.ける/から/す.く/す.かす/むな.しい
On-yomi: クウ
屈

yield

Meaning: yield; bend; flinch; submit
Kun-yomi: かが.む/かが.める
On-yomi: クツ
沓

shoes

Meaning: shoes; boots
Kun-yomi: くつ
On-yomi: トウ
卦

a divination sign

Meaning: a divination sign
Kun-yomi: うらかた
On-yomi: カ/カイ/ケ
祁

intense

Meaning: intense; large
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キ/ケ
径

diameter

Meaning: diameter; path; method
Kun-yomi: みち/こみち/さしわたし/ただちに
On-yomi: ケイ
茎

stalk

Meaning: stalk; stem
Kun-yomi: くき
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ
券

ticket

Meaning: ticket
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン
肩

shoulder

Meaning: shoulder
Kun-yomi: かた
On-yomi: ケン
弦

bowstring

Meaning: bowstring; chord; hypotenuse
Kun-yomi: つる
On-yomi: ゲン
呼

call

Meaning: call; call out to; invite
Kun-yomi: よ.ぶ
On-yomi: コ
固

harden

Meaning: harden; set; clot; curdle
Kun-yomi: かた.める/かた.まる/かた.まり/かた.い
On-yomi: コ
姑

mother-in-law

Meaning: mother-in-law
Kun-yomi: しゅうとめ/しゅうと/おば/しばらく
On-yomi: コ
股

thigh

Meaning: thigh; crotch
Kun-yomi: また/もも
On-yomi: コ

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