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Meaning:
Kun-yomi: なが.れる
On-yomi:

hidden

Meaning: hidden; mysterious; secret; to conceal; small; minute; fishhook radical variant (no. 5)
Kun-yomi: かく.す/かく.れる/かか.す/よ.る
On-yomi: イン/オン

enter

Meaning: enter; insert
Kun-yomi: い.る/-い.る/-い.り/い.れる/-い.れ/はい.る
On-yomi: ニュウ/ジュ

obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release

Meaning: obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release; variant of other characters
Kun-yomi: さまた.げられる
On-yomi: コウ

self

Meaning: self; snake; serpent
Kun-yomi: おのれ/つちのと/な
On-yomi: コ/キ

towel

Meaning: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)
Kun-yomi: おお.い/ちきり/きれ
On-yomi: キン/フク

of

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

table

Meaning: table
Kun-yomi: そ.れ/そ.の/だい
On-yomi: キ/ゴ

foe

Meaning: foe; enemy; revenge; grudge; feud
Kun-yomi: あだ/あた/かたき/つれあい
On-yomi: キュウ/グ

cut

Meaning: cut; cutoff; be sharp
Kun-yomi: き.る/-き.る/き.り/-き.り/-ぎ.り/き.れる/-き.れる/き.れ/-き
On-yomi: セツ/サイ

husband

Meaning: husband; man
Kun-yomi: おっと/それ
On-yomi: フ/フウ/ブ

not

Meaning: not; must not; do not; be not
Kun-yomi: なか.れ/なし
On-yomi: モチ/ブツ/ボツ

do not

Meaning: do not; must not; be not; mother radical (no. 80)
Kun-yomi: はは/ぼ/ない/なか.れ
On-yomi: ブ/ム

part

Meaning: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku; 100
Kun-yomi: わ.ける/わ.け/わ.かれる/わ.かる/わ.かつ
On-yomi: ブン/フン/ブ

fall

Meaning: fall; lie down; bend
Kun-yomi: たお.れる
On-yomi:

outside

Meaning: outside
Kun-yomi: そと/ほか/はず.す/はず.れる/と-
On-yomi: ガイ/ゲ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あれの
On-yomi: キュウ/グ/キ

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

throw

Meaning: throw; hurl; throw away; cast
Kun-yomi: よ.る/ふ.れる/す.てる
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つちくれ
On-yomi: ハク/ホク

another

Meaning: another; separate; other
Kun-yomi: わか.れる/さ.く/べつ.の/べつ.に
On-yomi: レイ/リョウ

traitor

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

grieved

Meaning: grieved; distressed in mind
Kun-yomi: うれ.える
On-yomi: トウ

captured

Meaning: captured; criminal; arrest; catch
Kun-yomi: とら.われる
On-yomi: シュウ

pedestal

Meaning: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles
Kun-yomi: うてな/われ/つかさ
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ

life

Meaning: life; genuine; birth
Kun-yomi: い.きる/い.かす/い.ける/う.まれる/うま.れる/う.まれ/うまれ/う.む/
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ

dirt clod

Meaning: dirt clod; piece
Kun-yomi: かた.まり/つちくれ
On-yomi: カイ/ケ

separate

Meaning: separate; part company
Kun-yomi: わか.れる
On-yomi:

busy

Meaning: busy; occupied; restless
Kun-yomi: いそが.しい/せわ.しい/おそ.れる/うれえるさま
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ

excited

Meaning: excited
Kun-yomi: おおやけ/おそ.れる
On-yomi: ショウ/シュ

nervous

Meaning: nervous; fearful
Kun-yomi: おそ.れる
On-yomi: シン

filthy

Meaning: filthy; dirty; impure; polluted
Kun-yomi: けが.す/けが.れる/けが.らわしい/よご.す/よご.れる/きたな.い
On-yomi:

Italy

Meaning: Italy; that one
Kun-yomi: かれ
On-yomi:

wickedness

Meaning: wickedness
Kun-yomi: おそ.れる/わる.い
On-yomi: キョウ

generation

Meaning: generation; world; society; public
Kun-yomi: よ/よよ/さんじゅう/う.む/う.まれる
On-yomi: セイ/セ/ソウ

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

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

destroyed

Meaning: destroyed; ruined; to subvert; to injure
Kun-yomi: やぶ.る/やぶ.れる/くつが.えす/くつが.える
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おいぼ.れる
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ

this

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

dirty

Meaning: dirty; pollute; disgrace; rape; defile
Kun-yomi: けが.す/けが.れる/けが.らわしい/よご.す/よご.れる/きたな.い
On-yomi:

village

Meaning: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163)
Kun-yomi: うれ.える/くに/むら
On-yomi: ユウ

hill

Meaning: hill
Kun-yomi: さか/くず.れる
On-yomi: チ/シ/タ

son

Meaning: son; my son
Kun-yomi: せがれ
On-yomi: サイ/ソツ/ソチ

ego

Meaning: ego; I; selfish; our; oneself
Kun-yomi: われ/わ/わ.が-/わが-
On-yomi:

forget

Meaning: forget
Kun-yomi: わす.れる
On-yomi: ボウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おそれあわ.てる
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ

fold

Meaning: fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit
Kun-yomi: お.る/おり/お.り/-お.り/お.れる
On-yomi: セツ

drown

Meaning: drown; sink; hide; fall into; disappear; die
Kun-yomi: おぼ.れる/しず.む/ない
On-yomi: ボツ/モツ

confluence of two streams

Meaning: confluence of two streams; bend
Kun-yomi: なが.れる/みぎわ
On-yomi: ゼイ/ネイ/ゼツ/ネチ

give

Meaning: give; do something for
Kun-yomi: く.れる/くれ
On-yomi:

flowing and engulfing

Meaning: flowing and engulfing; brimming
Kun-yomi: なが.れる
On-yomi: エン/イ

I

Meaning: I; my; our; one's own
Kun-yomi: われ/わが-/あ-
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ひれ
On-yomi:

become tired

Meaning: become tired; work busily
Kun-yomi: つか.れる
On-yomi:

sunset

Meaning: sunset; dusk; evening
Kun-yomi: く.れる
On-yomi: カン

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

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そ.める/う.つ/い.れる/つか.む
On-yomi: ドツ/ナチ/ドン/ソン/ドウ

escape

Meaning: escape; flee; abscond; dodge
Kun-yomi: に.げる/に.がす/のが.す/のが.れる
On-yomi: トウ

suffer

Meaning: suffer; become emaciated; haggard
Kun-yomi: せがれ/やつ.れる
On-yomi: スイ

get used to

Meaning: get used to; learn
Kun-yomi: な.れる/なら.う
On-yomi: ジュウ

name of warring state

Meaning: name of warring state; surname
Kun-yomi: く.れる/くれ
On-yomi:

not

Meaning: not; have not; none; to drown; sink
Kun-yomi: おぼ.れる/しず.む/ない
On-yomi: ボツ/モツ

bird-catching net

Meaning: bird-catching net; rare
Kun-yomi: まれ
On-yomi: カン

sell

Meaning: sell
Kun-yomi: う.る/う.れる
On-yomi: バイ

separate

Meaning: separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially
Kun-yomi: わか.れる/わ.ける
On-yomi: ベツ

lost

Meaning: lost; hide; peace; mistake; beautiful; in turn
Kun-yomi: たのし.む/のが.れる
On-yomi: イツ/テツ

ill at ease

Meaning: ill at ease; distressed
Kun-yomi: うれ.える
On-yomi: チュウ/チュ/シュウ/シュ

anguish

Meaning: anguish; grieve; ignorant; foolish
Kun-yomi: うれ.える
On-yomi: トン/シュン

vis-a-vis

Meaning: vis-a-vis; opposite; even; equal; versus; anti-; compare
Kun-yomi: あいて/こた.える/そろ.い/つれあ.い/なら.ぶ/むか.う
On-yomi: タイ/ツイ

hope

Meaning: hope; beg; request; pray; beseech; Greece; dilute (acid); rare; few; phenomenal
Kun-yomi: まれ
On-yomi: キ/ケ

be amazed

Meaning: be amazed; disgusted; shocked
Kun-yomi: ほけ.る/ぼ.ける/あき.れる/おろか
On-yomi: ホウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: まぬかれる
On-yomi: メン

riot

Meaning: riot; war; disorder; disturb
Kun-yomi: みだ.れる/みだ.る/みだ.す/みだ/おさ.める/わた.る
On-yomi: ラン/ロン

to dawdle

Meaning: to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
Kun-yomi: しの.ぐ/すた.れる
On-yomi: リョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: は.れる
On-yomi: セイ/ソウ/ショウ

he

Meaning: he; that; the
Kun-yomi: かれ/かの/か.の
On-yomi:

escape

Meaning: escape; flee; shirk; evade; set free
Kun-yomi: に.げる/に.がす/のが.す/のが.れる
On-yomi: トウ

brilliance

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

lean on

Meaning: lean on; recline on; lie heavy
Kun-yomi: もた.れる/よ.る
On-yomi: ヒョウ/ヘイ

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