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丿

katakana no radical (no. 4)

Meaning: katakana no radical (no. 4)
Kun-yomi: えい/よう
On-yomi: ヘツ

eight

Meaning: eight; eight radical (no. 12)
Kun-yomi: や/や.つ/やっ.つ/よう
On-yomi: ハチ

short thread radical (no. 52)

Meaning: short thread radical (no. 52)
Kun-yomi: ちいさい
On-yomi: ヨウ

early death

Meaning: early death; calamity
Kun-yomi: わか.い/わかじに/わざわい
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/カ

you

Meaning: you; your
Kun-yomi: しかり/わける/なんじ/ちかい
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

become pregnant

Meaning: become pregnant
Kun-yomi: はら.む
On-yomi: ヨウ

you

Meaning: you; that
Kun-yomi: なんじ/しかり/その/のみ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

infancy

Meaning: infancy; childhood
Kun-yomi: おさな.い
On-yomi: ヨウ

utilize

Meaning: utilize; business; service; use; employ
Kun-yomi: もち.いる
On-yomi: ヨウ

you

Meaning: you; thou
Kun-yomi: なんじ/なれ/い/うぬ/いまし/し/しゃ/な/なむち/まし/みまし
On-yomi: ジョ

sheep

Meaning: sheep
Kun-yomi: ひつじ
On-yomi: ヨウ

thou

Meaning: thou; you
Kun-yomi: なんじ/しかり/その/のみ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

you

Meaning: you; second person pronoun
Kun-yomi: なんじ/しかり/その/のみ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あお.ぐ/あおむ.け/たの.しむ
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ

commission fee

Meaning: commission fee
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

ovetous

Meaning: ovetous; lustful; show an expression of deep resentment; term of endearment for boys; married couple; spouses
Kun-yomi: むさぼ.る/せ/せうと/なせ/みょうと
On-yomi: フ/ヨウ/ウ/ユウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざみ
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

condition

Meaning: condition
Kun-yomi: なお
On-yomi: ジョウ/ユウ/ヨウ

mister

Meaning: mister; you; ruler; male name suffix
Kun-yomi: きみ/-ぎみ
On-yomi: クン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

apply

Meaning: apply; answer; yes; OK; reply; accept
Kun-yomi: あた.る/まさに/こた.える
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ/-ノウ
礿

sacrifice

Meaning: sacrifice
Kun-yomi: まつり
On-yomi: ヤク/ヨウ

attractive

Meaning: attractive; bewitching; calamity
Kun-yomi: あや.しい/なま.めく/わざわ.い
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

"male" principle

Meaning: "male" principle; light; sun
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

fertility

Meaning: fertility
Kun-yomi: そそ.ぐ
On-yomi: ヨウ/ヨク/オク

road with walls on both sides

Meaning: road with walls on both sides
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

brilliance

Meaning: brilliance
Kun-yomi: あらわ.れる
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ/エイ/ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すす.める
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: て.らす
On-yomi: ヨウ/キョウ

you (f)

Meaning: you (f)
Kun-yomi: はは/はぐく.む/あね
On-yomi: ダイ/ナイ/デイ/ジ/ネ/ニ

flag-sign of a tavern

Meaning: flag-sign of a tavern
Kun-yomi: さけばた
On-yomi: レン/シン/ヨウ

pottery

Meaning: pottery
Kun-yomi: やきもの
On-yomi: トウ/ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ/ユ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

dissatisfaction

Meaning: dissatisfaction; grudge
Kun-yomi: うら.む
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

darkness

Meaning: darkness; dimly
Kun-yomi: くら.い/はるか
On-yomi: ヨウ

dying young

Meaning: dying young
Kun-yomi: わかじに
On-yomi: ヨウ

in other words

Meaning: in other words; thou; you; possessive particle
Kun-yomi: の/すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/アイ

the bleating of the deer

Meaning: the bleating of the deer
Kun-yomi: むせ.ぶ/さけ.ぶ
On-yomi: ユ/オウ/ユウ/ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

calamities

Meaning: calamities; disasters
Kun-yomi: わざわ.い
On-yomi: ヨウ

frivolity

Meaning: frivolity
Kun-yomi: かる.い
On-yomi: チョウ/ジョウ/ヨウ

pretend

Meaning: pretend; feign; false; deceitful
Kun-yomi: いつわ.る
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふもと
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ

crooked

Meaning: crooked; twisted; distorted; perverted; cross
Kun-yomi: ねじ.れる/こじ.れる/す.ねる/ねじ.ける
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ/イク/ユウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふか.い
On-yomi: ヨウ

a little while

Meaning: a little while; urging
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ユ/ヨ/ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いさ.む
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/エイ

to swim

Meaning: to swim; to move freely; to rove
Kun-yomi: はたあし
On-yomi: ヨウ/ヨ/リュウ/ル/ユウ

cleanse

Meaning: cleanse; river in Gansu province
Kun-yomi: あら.う
On-yomi: トウ/ヨウ

dual pronoun

Meaning: dual pronoun; I; you and me; we two
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: よい/うるわ.しい
On-yomi: ヨウ

beautiful

Meaning: beautiful
Kun-yomi: うつく.しい
On-yomi: ヨウ/チョウ

misfortune

Meaning: misfortune; disaster; calamity
Kun-yomi: わざわい
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

flourish

Meaning: flourish; prosperity; honor; glory; splendor
Kun-yomi: さか.える/は.え/-ば.え/は.える/え
On-yomi: エイ/ヨウ

open

Meaning: open; sun
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

in other words

Meaning: in other words; thou; you; possessive particle
Kun-yomi: すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/ノ/アイ

wonder

Meaning: wonder; rove; stray; hesitating
Kun-yomi: さまよ.う
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

bite

Meaning: bite; gnaw; chew; gear with; dash against
Kun-yomi: か.む
On-yomi: コウ/ヨウ

seclude

Meaning: seclude; confine to a room; deep; profound; secluded; faint; dark; tranquil; calm
Kun-yomi: ふか.い/かす.か/くら.い/しろ.い
On-yomi: ユウ/ヨウ

intoxication

Meaning: intoxication
Kun-yomi: よう
On-yomi: テイ

effigy

Meaning: effigy
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ/トウ/ユウ

ocean

Meaning: ocean; western style
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

to worry

Meaning: to worry; frivolous
Kun-yomi: うす.い
On-yomi: チョウ/ヨウ

need

Meaning: need; main point; essence; pivot; key to
Kun-yomi: い.る/かなめ
On-yomi: ヨウ

table

Meaning: table; flat pieces of wood; slip; leaf
Kun-yomi: うすいきふだ/まど
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くわ
On-yomi: ソウ/ヨウ

cage

Meaning: cage; pen for wild animals
Kun-yomi: おり
On-yomi: コウ/オウ/ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: エイ/ヨウ

cherry

Meaning: cherry
Kun-yomi: さくら
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

mother-of-pearl

Meaning: mother-of-pearl
Kun-yomi: たいらぎ
On-yomi: ヨウ

dip

Meaning: dip; ladle
Kun-yomi: く.む
On-yomi: ヨウ

Oxygen (element)

Meaning: Oxygen (element)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ

former or literary name for Nann

Meaning: former or literary name for Nann
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ/ユ

far

Meaning: far; deep; sunken eyes; sad
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/ベン/メン

to smelt

Meaning: to smelt; to melt
Kun-yomi: あぶ.る/や.く
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ひか.る
On-yomi: ヨウ

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