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

wild goose

Meaning: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
Kun-yomi: かりがね
On-yomi: カン

child

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あげまき/あらがね/くさかんむり
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かりがね/がんだれ
On-yomi: カン

2-branch tree radical (no. 115)

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かねぐら
On-yomi: トウ/ド

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケツ/カチ

decapitate

Meaning: decapitate
Kun-yomi: は.ねる/くびは.ねる
On-yomi: フン

delicious

Meaning: delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert
Kun-yomi: むね/うま.い
On-yomi:

feathers

Meaning: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits
Kun-yomi: は/わ/はね
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さしまね.く
On-yomi: ウ/ク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆみをはってねら.う/も.つ
On-yomi: オ/ウ/コ/ク

wetland

Meaning: wetland; marsh; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: ねた
On-yomi:

rice

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

boat

Meaning: boat; ship
Kun-yomi: ふね/ふな-/-ぶね
On-yomi: シュウ

spread

Meaning: spread; publicize; announce
Kun-yomi: あまね.し
On-yomi: ホ/フ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ねた.む/わずら.わしい/おお.う/き.る
On-yomi: カイ/ケイ

jealous

Meaning: jealous; envious
Kun-yomi: ねた.む/そね.む/つも.る/ふさ.ぐ
On-yomi: ト/ツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ねぎ
On-yomi: コウ/ク

bureau

Meaning: bureau; board; office; affair; conclusion; court lady; lady-in-waiting; her apartment
Kun-yomi: つぼね
On-yomi: キョク

spine

Meaning: spine; backbone
Kun-yomi: せぼね
On-yomi: ロ/リョ

labor

Meaning: labor; thank for; reward for; toil; trouble
Kun-yomi: ろう.する/いたわ.る/いた.ずき/ねぎら/つか.れる/ねぎら.う
On-yomi: ロウ

flattery

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

play with

Meaning: play with; tamper; trifle with
Kun-yomi: いじく.る/ろう.する/いじ.る/ひねく.る/たわむ.れる/もてあそ.ぶ
On-yomi: ロウ/ル

turn

Meaning: turn; twist; wrench; seize; grasp
Kun-yomi: ねじまわ.す
On-yomi: ジュウ/ニュ/チュウ/チュ

mercury

Meaning: mercury
Kun-yomi: みずがね
On-yomi: コウ

bundle

Meaning: bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control
Kun-yomi: たば/たば.ねる/つか/つか.ねる
On-yomi: ソク

peak

Meaning: peak; mountaintop
Kun-yomi: みね
On-yomi: シン/ギン

every

Meaning: every; each
Kun-yomi: つね
On-yomi: マイ/バイ

pick

Meaning: pick; pinch; summarize
Kun-yomi: つ.ねる/つ.める/つね.る/つま.む
On-yomi: ソウ

twirl

Meaning: twirl; twist; twiddle; wring
Kun-yomi: ひね.る
On-yomi: ネン/セン/デン

Africa

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

wooden pestle

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

money repository

Meaning: money repository
Kun-yomi: かねぐら
On-yomi: トウ/ド

elder sister

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

committee

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

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

elder sister

Meaning: elder sister
Kun-yomi: あね/はは
On-yomi:

beckon

Meaning: beckon; invite; summon; engage
Kun-yomi: まね.く
On-yomi: ショウ

elder sister

Meaning: elder sister
Kun-yomi: あね/はは
On-yomi:

wife of elder brother

Meaning: wife of elder brother
Kun-yomi: あね
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つりがねそう
On-yomi: デイ/ナイ

aim at

Meaning: aim at; sight; shadow; stalk
Kun-yomi: ねら.う/ねら.い
On-yomi: ソ/ショ

grass

Meaning: grass; thatch
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハツ/バチ/ハイ/フツ/フチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つりがねそう
On-yomi:

flattery

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

gold

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

all the more

Meaning: all the more; increasingly
Kun-yomi: いや/や/あまねし/いよいよ/とおい/ひさし/ひさ.しい/わた.る
On-yomi: ミ/ビ

rat

Meaning: rat; mouse; dark gray
Kun-yomi: ねずみ/ねず
On-yomi: ソ/ショ

religion

Meaning: religion; sect; denomination; main point; origin; essence
Kun-yomi: むね
On-yomi: シュウ/ソウ

gorge

Meaning: gorge; ravine; in the mountains; cape; promontory
Kun-yomi: みさき/くき/みね
On-yomi: コウ/シュウ/ユウ

jealous

Meaning: jealous; envy
Kun-yomi: ねた.む/そね.む/つも.る/ふさ.ぐ
On-yomi: ト/ツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ひね.る
On-yomi: セツ/ゼチ

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

madder

Meaning: madder; red dye; Turkey red
Kun-yomi: あかね
On-yomi: セン

arch

Meaning: arch; fold arms
Kun-yomi: こまぬ.く/こまね.く
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

boat

Meaning: boat; ship
Kun-yomi: ふね
On-yomi: コウ/セン

fox

Meaning: fox
Kun-yomi: きつね
On-yomi:

corpse

Meaning: corpse
Kun-yomi: しかばね
On-yomi:

neck of a garment

Meaning: neck of a garment; gusset; gore
Kun-yomi: こくび/おくみ/しとね
On-yomi: ジン/ニン

herald

Meaning: herald; announce; follow; obey; seek; lay down one's life
Kun-yomi: あまねし/したが.う/とな.える
On-yomi: ジュン/シュン

descendent

Meaning: descendent; issue; offspring
Kun-yomi: たね
On-yomi: イン

constancy

Meaning: constancy; always
Kun-yomi: つね/つねに
On-yomi: コウ

take along

Meaning: take along; lead; join; connect; party; gang; clique
Kun-yomi: つら.なる/つら.ねる/つ.れる/-づ.れ
On-yomi: レン

constant

Meaning: constant; regular; persistent
Kun-yomi: つね.に
On-yomi: コウ

roots

Meaning: roots
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ほね
On-yomi: キン

Chinese land measure

Meaning: Chinese land measure; fields
Kun-yomi: せ/うね
On-yomi: ボウ/ホ/モ/ム

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いじく.る/いじ.る/ひねく.る/たわむ.れる/もてあそ.ぶ
On-yomi: ロウ/ル

heap

Meaning: heap; firing mound
Kun-yomi: つみかさ.ねる
On-yomi:

follow

Meaning: follow
Kun-yomi: あまね.し/したが.う/とな.える
On-yomi: シュン

far and wide

Meaning: far and wide
Kun-yomi: あまねし/うるお.す
On-yomi: コウ

root

Meaning: root; founded on
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テイ

sound

Meaning: sound; noise
Kun-yomi: おと/ね
On-yomi: オン/イン/-ノン

fear

Meaning: fear
Kun-yomi: つね
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

stingy

Meaning: stingy; sparing of; close-fisted
Kun-yomi: ねた.む/やぶさか/お.しむ
On-yomi: リン

heavy

Meaning: heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold
Kun-yomi: え/おも.い/おも.り/おも.なう/かさ.ねる/かさ.なる/おも
On-yomi: ジュウ/チョウ

Chinese land measure

Meaning: Chinese land measure; fields
Kun-yomi: せ/うね
On-yomi: ボウ/ホ/モ/ム

shoulder blade

Meaning: shoulder blade
Kun-yomi: かいがらぼね
On-yomi: コウ

knead

Meaning: knead; mix
Kun-yomi: こ.ねる/ね.る/つく.ねる
On-yomi: ネツ/テツ/ネチ

steps

Meaning: steps; grade; strata; series
Kun-yomi: かさ.ねる
On-yomi: イ/シ

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