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two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)

Meaning: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
Kun-yomi: こおり
On-yomi: ヒョウ

nine

Meaning: nine
Kun-yomi: ここの/ここの.つ
On-yomi: キュウ/ク

little

Meaning: little; small
Kun-yomi: ちい.さい/こ-/お-/さ-
On-yomi: ショウ

child

Meaning: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: こ/-こ/ね
On-yomi: シ/ス/ツ

beg

Meaning: beg; invite; ask
Kun-yomi: こ.う
On-yomi: コツ/キツ/キ/キケ/コチ

of

Meaning: of; this
Kun-yomi: の/これ/おいて/ゆく/この
On-yomi:

going

Meaning: going; from
Kun-yomi: ここに/ああ/おいて/に/より/を
On-yomi: ウ/ク

heart

Meaning: heart; standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
Kun-yomi: こころ
On-yomi: シン

place

Meaning: place; left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
Kun-yomi: こざと
On-yomi:

few

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

license

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

net radical variant (no. 122)

Meaning: net radical variant (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみがしら/よこめ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ

say

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

tree

Meaning: tree; wood
Kun-yomi: き/こ-
On-yomi: ボク/モク

pike

Meaning: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79)
Kun-yomi: また/ほこ
On-yomi: シュ

heart

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

beggar

Meaning: beggar; beg; give
Kun-yomi: こ.う
On-yomi: カイ

say

Meaning: say; reason; pretext; history; past; flat sun radical (no. 73)
Kun-yomi: いわ.く/のたま.う/のたま.わく/ここに
On-yomi: エツ

crowded

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

halberd

Meaning: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)
Kun-yomi: ほこ/ほこづくり
On-yomi:

to move on

Meaning: to move on; doubtful
Kun-yomi: おこた.る/ためら.う/うたが.う
On-yomi: イン/ユ

dispose

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

clothes

Meaning: clothes; clothing radical (no. 145
Kun-yomi: ころも
On-yomi:

offspring

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

convex

Meaning: convex; beetle brow; uneven
Kun-yomi: でこ
On-yomi: トツ

icicle

Meaning: icicle; ice; hail; freeze; congeal
Kun-yomi: こおり/ひ/こお.る
On-yomi: ヒョウ

beggar

Meaning: beggar; beg; give
Kun-yomi: こう/あた.える
On-yomi: カツ/カチ/カイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かしこ.い
On-yomi: ジン/ニン

halberd

Meaning: halberd; arms; festival float
Kun-yomi: ほこ
On-yomi: ム/ボウ

net radical variant (no. 122)

Meaning: net radical variant (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみがしら/よこめ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ

mushroom

Meaning: mushroom
Kun-yomi: きのこ
On-yomi: ロク

cannot

Meaning: cannot; be unable do; improbable; thereupon
Kun-yomi: でき.ない/すこぶる/ついに
On-yomi:

traitor

Meaning: traitor; villain
Kun-yomi: みだれ/よこしま
On-yomi:

great achievement

Meaning: great achievement
Kun-yomi: こうろうがおおきい/おも.う
On-yomi: ロク

concave

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

guy

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

kite

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そこ.なう
On-yomi: カン

surname

Meaning: surname; kill; destroy
Kun-yomi: ころ.す
On-yomi: リュウ/ル

common laborer

Meaning: common laborer
Kun-yomi: むすめむこ
On-yomi:

handle

Meaning: handle; entertain; thresh; strip
Kun-yomi: あつか.い/あつか.う/あつか.る/こ.く
On-yomi: ソウ/キュウ

freeze

Meaning: freeze; be cold; be clear; attain skill
Kun-yomi: さ.える/こお.る/ひ.える
On-yomi: ゴ/コ

young girl

Meaning: young girl; maiden; virgin; beautiful woman; charming and beautiful
Kun-yomi: おとめ/ほこ.る
On-yomi: タ/ト/ツ

ice

Meaning: ice; hail
Kun-yomi: こおり/ひ/こお.る
On-yomi: ヒョウ

barbarian

Meaning: barbarian; savage; Ainu
Kun-yomi: えびす/えみし/ころ.す/たい.らげる
On-yomi:

wintry wind

Meaning: wintry wind; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: こがらし
On-yomi:

garment

Meaning: garment; clothes; dressing
Kun-yomi: ころも/きぬ/-ぎ
On-yomi: イ/エ

yonder

Meaning: yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach
Kun-yomi: む.く/む.い/-む.き/む.ける/-む.け/む.かう/む.かい/む.こう/む.
On-yomi: コウ

fond

Meaning: fond; pleasing; like something
Kun-yomi: この.む/す.く/よ.い/い.い
On-yomi: コウ

baby

Meaning: baby; infant
Kun-yomi: こども
On-yomi: ケン/ガチ

go-between

Meaning: go-between
Kun-yomi: なこうど
On-yomi: シャク

rake

Meaning: rake
Kun-yomi: しこ.うして/しか.して/しか.も/しか.れども/すなわち/なんじ/しかるに
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

plaster over with layer of mud

Meaning: plaster over with layer of mud
Kun-yomi: こて/ぬ.る
On-yomi: オ/ウ/コ

going

Meaning: going; journey
Kun-yomi: い.く/ゆ.く/-ゆ.き/-ゆき/-い.き/-いき/おこな.う/おこ.なう
On-yomi: コウ/ギョウ/アン

this

Meaning: this; current; next; coming; last; past
Kun-yomi: これ/この/ここ
On-yomi:

rice

Meaning: rice; USA; metre
Kun-yomi: こめ/よね
On-yomi: ベイ/マイ/メエトル

to be delighted

Meaning: to be delighted; to dislike; to have no need for
Kun-yomi: よろこ.ぶ
On-yomi: キツ/ギツ/コチ/コツ/キ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: よろこ.ぶ
On-yomi: ダ/エイ/エツ/タイ

move

Meaning: move; shift; change; transfer; relocate a capital city
Kun-yomi: うつ.る/うつ.す/みやこがえ
On-yomi: セン

brush

Meaning: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129)
Kun-yomi: ふで/ここに
On-yomi: イチ/イツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ほ.こる/つつし.む
On-yomi: ケン/キョウ/キン/ゴン

sorcerer

Meaning: sorcerer; medium; shrine maiden
Kun-yomi: みこ/かんなぎ
On-yomi:

exchange

Meaning: exchange
Kun-yomi: よろこ.ぶ
On-yomi: ダ/エイ/エツ/タイ

say

Meaning: say
Kun-yomi: い.う/こと
On-yomi: ゲン/ゴン

cheerful

Meaning: cheerful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
Kun-yomi: こころよ.い
On-yomi: カイ

male

Meaning: male
Kun-yomi: おとこ/お
On-yomi: ダン/ナン

wife of mother's brother

Meaning: wife of mother's brother
Kun-yomi: うつく.しい/よろこ.ぶ
On-yomi: セン/ケン/カン/キン/ゴン

surround

Meaning: surround; besiege; store; paling; enclosure; encircle; preserve; keep
Kun-yomi: かこ.む/かこ.う/かこ.い
On-yomi:

bed

Meaning: bed; counter for beds; floor; padding; tatami
Kun-yomi: とこ/ゆか
On-yomi: ショウ

intention

Meaning: intention; plan; resolve; aspire; motive; hopes; shilling
Kun-yomi: シリング/こころざ.す/こころざし
On-yomi:

to choose

Meaning: to choose; to select; greens
Kun-yomi: はびこ.る
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はこ
On-yomi: キャク/コク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はこ
On-yomi: ヘン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こえ
On-yomi: カイ/ケ/カ

rejoice

Meaning: rejoice; open one's heart
Kun-yomi: よろこ.ぶ
On-yomi: キン

sincere

Meaning: sincere
Kun-yomi: まこと
On-yomi: シン

relaxed

Meaning: relaxed; at ease; place
Kun-yomi: ところ
On-yomi: ユウ

newborn babe

Meaning: newborn babe; child; young of animals
Kun-yomi: こ/-こ/-っこ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ/ゲイ

box

Meaning: box
Kun-yomi: はこ
On-yomi: コウ

flattery

Meaning: flattery; insincerity
Kun-yomi: おもね.る/よこしま
On-yomi: ネイ

affair

Meaning: affair; matter; work
Kun-yomi: こと/つか.う/つか.える
On-yomi: シ/ズ

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