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Also note that the English meaning under each Kanji is just one of many other possible senses.

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:

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
辿

follow (road)

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

director

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

dollar

Meaning: dollar
Kun-yomi: どる/ず
On-yomi: フツ/ホチ

bowl

Meaning: bowl; bowl of food
Kun-yomi: どんぶり
On-yomi: トン/タン/ショウ/セイ

desert

Meaning: desert; border prairie; the 1st form is radical 13
Kun-yomi: まきがまえ/えながまえ/どうがまえ/けいがまえ
On-yomi: キョウ/ケイ

be pointed

Meaning: be pointed; sharp; taper; displeased; angry; edgy
Kun-yomi: とが.る/さき/するど.い
On-yomi: セン

together

Meaning: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with
Kun-yomi: とも/とも.に/-ども
On-yomi: キョウ

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

scare

Meaning: scare; frighten; intimidate
Kun-yomi: おど.す
On-yomi:

stammer

Meaning: stammer
Kun-yomi: ども.る
On-yomi: キツ

separate

Meaning: separate; divide; topped rice radical (no. 165)
Kun-yomi: と.る/いろどり/のごめ
On-yomi: ハン/ベン/サイ

kitchen range

Meaning: kitchen range; cooking stove
Kun-yomi: かまど/かま/へっつい
On-yomi: ソウ

countenance

Meaning: countenance; appearance
Kun-yomi: かたち/かたどる
On-yomi: ボウ/バク

angle

Meaning: angle; corner; square; horn; antlers
Kun-yomi: かど/つの
On-yomi: カク

chimney

Meaning: chimney
Kun-yomi: まど/てんまど/けむだし
On-yomi: ソウ/ス

re-

Meaning: re-; return; revert; resume; restore; go backwards
Kun-yomi: もど.す/もど.る
On-yomi: レイ

throat

Meaning: throat; neck; pivot
Kun-yomi: のど
On-yomi: コウ

stutter

Meaning: stutter
Kun-yomi: ども.る
On-yomi: トツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: うちいど
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ

quiet

Meaning: quiet; calm; tranquil; peaceful
Kun-yomi: おどろ.く
On-yomi: ショウ/シュ

weep

Meaning: weep; grieve
Kun-yomi: なげ.く/あなど.る
On-yomi: コウ/ホウ/ヒョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あなど.る
On-yomi: キョ/ゴ/キョウ

despise

Meaning: despise; contempt; ugly; same as
Kun-yomi: あなど.る/おろか/みにく.い/みだる
On-yomi:

and so forth

Meaning: and so forth
Kun-yomi: など/すく.う
On-yomi: ホウ/ハイ

place

Meaning: place
Kun-yomi: ところ/-ところ/どころ/とこ
On-yomi: ショ

nephew

Meaning: nephew
Kun-yomi: かた.い/おろ.か/とど.まる
On-yomi: シツ/シチ/テツ

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

acquiesce

Meaning: acquiesce; hear; listen to; be informed; receive
Kun-yomi: うけたまわ.る/う.ける/ささ.げる/とど.める/たす.ける/こ.らす/つい.で
On-yomi: ショウ/ジョウ

inn

Meaning: inn; hut; house; mansion
Kun-yomi: やど.る
On-yomi: セキ/シャ

deliver

Meaning: deliver; reach; arrive; report; notify; forward
Kun-yomi: とど.ける/-とど.け/とど.く
On-yomi: カイ

rush plant

Meaning: rush plant
Kun-yomi: えんどう
On-yomi: チョウ/ショウ

scorn

Meaning: scorn; despise; make light of; contempt
Kun-yomi: あなど.る/あなず.る
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: どだい
On-yomi: シャク/セキ

mud

Meaning: mud; mire; to paste; to plaster
Kun-yomi: どろ
On-yomi: デイ/ナイ/デ/ニ

gate

Meaning: gate; counter for cannons
Kun-yomi: かど/と
On-yomi: モン

cottage

Meaning: cottage; inn; hut; house; mansion
Kun-yomi: やど.る
On-yomi: シャ/セキ

get used to

Meaning: get used to; experienced; tamed
Kun-yomi: な.れる/あなど.る
On-yomi: オウ/コウ

perverse

Meaning: perverse; recalcitrant; rebellious
Kun-yomi: もどす/もとる/いたる
On-yomi: レイ/ライ

take

Meaning: take; fetch; take up
Kun-yomi: と.る/と.り/と.り-/とり/-ど.り
On-yomi: シュ

mud

Meaning: mud; mire; adhere to; be attached to
Kun-yomi: どろ
On-yomi: デイ/ナイ/デ/ニ

shuttle

Meaning: shuttle
Kun-yomi: ひ/どんぐり
On-yomi: チョ/ショ

reach

Meaning: reach; arrive; report; notify; forward
Kun-yomi: とど.ける/とど.く
On-yomi: カイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふじもどき
On-yomi: ゲン/ガン

rude

Meaning: rude
Kun-yomi: あなど.る
On-yomi: ヒツ/ビチ
退

retreat

Meaning: retreat; withdraw; retire; resign; repel; expel; reject
Kun-yomi: しりぞ.く/しりぞ.ける/ひ.く/の.く/の.ける/ど.く
On-yomi: タイ

dice

Meaning: dice; form; appearance; take; coloring
Kun-yomi: と.る/いろどり
On-yomi: サイ

fasten

Meaning: fasten; halt; stop
Kun-yomi: と.める/と.まる/とど.める/とど.まる/るうぶる
On-yomi: リュウ/ル

cut

Meaning: cut; file; trim
Kun-yomi: くじく/かどをと.る
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふちど.る/まえだれ
On-yomi: ネン/デン/セン

almost

Meaning: almost; quite; really
Kun-yomi: ほとほと/ほとん.ど/あやうい
On-yomi: タイ/サイ

intimidate

Meaning: intimidate; dignity; majesty; menace; threaten
Kun-yomi: おど.す/おど.し/おど.かす
On-yomi:

alms

Meaning: alms; apply bandages; administer first-aid
Kun-yomi: ほどこ.す
On-yomi: シ/セ

like

Meaning: like; similar; resemble; pretty; disguise oneself as; dress up; pine away
Kun-yomi: に.る/かたど.る/みめよい/やつ.す
On-yomi: ショウ

choked

Meaning: choked; smothered; stuffy
Kun-yomi: むせ.ぶ/むせ.る/のど/の.む
On-yomi: イン/エン/エツ

to hide

Meaning: to hide; to secrete; to repress; to bend
Kun-yomi: かく.す/ふ.す/なび.く/はこ/どぶ
On-yomi: エン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さえぎりとど.める
On-yomi: チツ/チチ/テイ

challenge

Meaning: challenge; contend for; make love to
Kun-yomi: いど.む
On-yomi: チョウ

traffic

Meaning: traffic; pass through; avenue; commute; counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Kun-yomi: とお.る/とお.り/-とお.り/-どお.り/とお.す/とお.し/-どお.し/かよ
On-yomi: ツウ/ツ

sacrifice

Meaning: sacrifice
Kun-yomi: はふりどころ
On-yomi: チョウ/トウ

sovereign

Meaning: sovereign; the emperor; god; creator
Kun-yomi: みかど
On-yomi: テイ

outspokenly

Meaning: outspokenly
Kun-yomi: おどろく
On-yomi: ガク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ども.る/ささや.く/や.む
On-yomi: アツ/アチ/アン

stop

Meaning: stop
Kun-yomi: とど.まる
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あなどる
On-yomi:

table

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

sharp

Meaning: sharp; sharp-pointed; sharpen
Kun-yomi: するど.い/するどく.する/けず.る
On-yomi: エン/セン

detain

Meaning: detain; fasten; halt; stop
Kun-yomi: と.める/と.まる/とど.める/とど.まる/るうぶる
On-yomi: リュウ/ル

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: みは.る/はや.い/おどろ.く
On-yomi: シン

stove

Meaning: stove
Kun-yomi: かまど
On-yomi: エイ/エ/ケイ/キョウ

threaten

Meaning: threaten; coerce
Kun-yomi: おびや.かす/おど.す/おど.かす
On-yomi: キョウ

faint

Meaning: faint; dizzy
Kun-yomi: げん.す/くるめ.く/まぶ.しい/くら.む/まど.う/めま.い/まばゆ.い/くれ
On-yomi: ゲン/カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: どろ
On-yomi: テイ/チョウ/エイ/ヨウ

time

Meaning: time; hour
Kun-yomi: とき/-どき
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: するど.い
On-yomi: チュウ/シュウ

stop

Meaning: stop; suppress
Kun-yomi: とど.める/と.める
On-yomi: アツ

block that keeps wheel from moving

Meaning: block that keeps wheel from moving
Kun-yomi: はどめ
On-yomi: ジン/ニン/ジ/ニ

rouge

Meaning: rouge; cosmetics
Kun-yomi: むせ.ぶ/むせ.る/のど/の.む
On-yomi: イン/エン/エツ

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