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

from

Meaning: from; possessive particle; whereupon; accordingly
Kun-yomi: の/すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/ノ/アイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: アツ/エチ

bifurcation

Meaning: bifurcation; fork
Kun-yomi: ふたまた/あげまき
On-yomi: ア/ヤ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かす.か
On-yomi: アツ/エチ

pull

Meaning: pull; tie up; prick; stab
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サツ/アツ

pressure

Meaning: pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate
Kun-yomi: お.す/へ.す/おさ.える/お.さえる
On-yomi: アツ/エン/オウ

drag along

Meaning: drag along
Kun-yomi: せま.い
On-yomi: アク/セク

strike

Meaning: strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen
Kun-yomi: う.つ/う.ち-/ぶ.つ
On-yomi: ダ/ダアス

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くる.しむ
On-yomi: アイ/ア

deep hollow

Meaning: deep hollow; gouge; dig out
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: アツ/エチ

relax

Meaning: relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful
Kun-yomi: やす.い/やす.まる/やす/やす.らか
On-yomi: アン

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

cover

Meaning: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

Asia

Meaning: Asia; rank next; come after; -ous
Kun-yomi: つ.ぐ
On-yomi:

apricot

Meaning: apricot
Kun-yomi: あんず
On-yomi: キョウ/アン/コウ

to be at ease

Meaning: to be at ease; clear and balmy
Kun-yomi: やす.らか/やす.める
On-yomi: アン/エン

obstruct

Meaning: obstruct; distress; narrow
Kun-yomi: せま.い/ふさが.る/せま.る
On-yomi: ヤク/アイ/アク

belch

Meaning: belch; hiccup
Kun-yomi: な.く
On-yomi: アク/アイ

command

Meaning: command; dominate; prevent; obstruct
Kun-yomi: おさ.える
On-yomi: ヤク/アク

Africa

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: せま.る
On-yomi: アイ/ア

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おご.る/ほこ.る
On-yomi: カ/ケ/ア

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: やす.らか
On-yomi: アン

squeak

Meaning: squeak; creak; grate
Kun-yomi: きし.る/きし.む
On-yomi: アツ

hood

Meaning: hood; flattering; enclosed in something that goes round and round
Kun-yomi: こびへつら.う/めぐ.る
On-yomi: アン/オン/コウ

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

rank

Meaning: rank; follow
Kun-yomi: つ.ぐ
On-yomi:

distress

Meaning: distress; difficulty
Kun-yomi: せま.い/ふさが.る/せま.る
On-yomi: ヤク/アイ/アク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふし
On-yomi: ガ/アク/ヤク

beautiful

Meaning: beautiful
Kun-yomi: うつく.しい
On-yomi: ア/アイ/ワ

pathetic

Meaning: pathetic; grief; sorrow; pathos; pity; sympathize
Kun-yomi: あわ.れ/あわ.れむ/かな.しい
On-yomi: アイ

good-looking

Meaning: good-looking; quiet
Kun-yomi: あい
On-yomi: オウ/アイ

hold

Meaning: hold; consider; investigate
Kun-yomi: おさ.える/しら.べる
On-yomi: アン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざな
On-yomi: アン/エン

hollow

Meaning: hollow; pit; depression; swamp
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: アイ/エ/ワイ/ワ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: アイ

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

dig

Meaning: dig; dig out; gouge out; scoop
Kun-yomi: あば.く
On-yomi: アツ/アチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆ.く
On-yomi: アイ/ア/エ

fawning child's voice

Meaning: fawning child's voice; laughing child's voice
Kun-yomi: かい/けい
On-yomi: ア/アイ/エ/ワ

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

mute

Meaning: mute; dumb
Kun-yomi: おし
On-yomi: ア/アク

push open

Meaning: push open
Kun-yomi: ひら.く
On-yomi: アイ

to castrate

Meaning: to castrate
Kun-yomi: おお.う
On-yomi: エン/アン

ammonia

Meaning: ammonia; hydrogen nitride
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: アン

plan

Meaning: plan; suggestion; draft; ponder; fear; proposition; idea; expectation; worry; table; bench
Kun-yomi: つくえ
On-yomi: アン

dust

Meaning: dust
Kun-yomi: ほこり/ちり
On-yomi: アイ

to play around

Meaning: to play around; to joke around; be delighted; maid servant
Kun-yomi: たわむ.れる/はした.め
On-yomi: キ/アイ

late

Meaning: late; quiet; sets (sun)
Kun-yomi: おそ.い
On-yomi: アン

flourishing

Meaning: flourishing
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: イン/アン

stop

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

illness

Meaning: illness; sickness; disease; pain
Kun-yomi: やまい
On-yomi:

a mine

Meaning: a mine
Kun-yomi: にお.う
On-yomi: アツ/アチ

alas

Meaning: alas
Kun-yomi: ああ/あお/いやいやこた.える
On-yomi: カイ/キ/アイ/イ

bad

Meaning: bad; vice; rascal; false; evil; wrong
Kun-yomi: わる.い/わる-/あ.し/にく.い/-にく.い/ああ/いずくに/いずくんぞ/にく
On-yomi: アク/オ

hermitage

Meaning: hermitage; retreat
Kun-yomi: いおり/いお
On-yomi: アン

hemp

Meaning: hemp; flax
Kun-yomi: あさ
On-yomi: マ/マア

whitewash

Meaning: whitewash
Kun-yomi: いろつち/しろつち
On-yomi: アク/ア/オ

yoke

Meaning: yoke
Kun-yomi: くびき
On-yomi: ヤク/アク

mutual term of address

Meaning: mutual term of address
Kun-yomi: あいむこ/こしもと
On-yomi:

exclamation

Meaning: exclamation
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: アイ/カイ

fuss

Meaning: fuss
Kun-yomi: かか.わる
On-yomi: アク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン/ゴン/エン/アン

charm

Meaning: charm; flirtation
Kun-yomi: あだ/あだ.っぽい/たおやか
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: きよ.い
On-yomi: エン/アン

fish

Meaning: fish; still
Kun-yomi: にご.る
On-yomi: デン/ダン/ネン/アン/オン

luxuriant growth

Meaning: luxuriant growth; gentle; docile
Kun-yomi: ああ
On-yomi: イ/ア

to ease nature

Meaning: to ease nature
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

forced laughter

Meaning: forced laughter
Kun-yomi: へつら.う/かたこと
On-yomi: ジ/ニ/アイ

syllable

Meaning: syllable
Kun-yomi: ふく.む
On-yomi: アン/オン

exclamatory particle

Meaning: exclamatory particle
Kun-yomi: こえ
On-yomi:

dumb

Meaning: dumb; mute; become hoarse
Kun-yomi: おし
On-yomi:

grip

Meaning: grip; hold; mould sushi; bribe
Kun-yomi: にぎ.る
On-yomi: アク

kindness

Meaning: kindness; moisten
Kun-yomi: あつ.い/うるお.う
On-yomi: アク

curtain

Meaning: curtain
Kun-yomi: とばり
On-yomi: アク

comfortable

Meaning: comfortable; contented; peaceful
Kun-yomi: やわ.らぐ
On-yomi: イン/アン/オン

Argonium (element)

Meaning: Argonium (element)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

frog

Meaning: frog
Kun-yomi: かえる/かわず
On-yomi: ア/ワ

hermitage

Meaning: hermitage
Kun-yomi: いおり/いお
On-yomi: アン

bad

Meaning: bad; evil
Kun-yomi: わる.い/あ.し/にく.い/ああ/いずくに/いずくんぞ/にく.む
On-yomi: アク/オ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くら.い
On-yomi: アン/オン/エン

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