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

open box enclosure

Meaning: open box enclosure; open box radical (no. 17)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

wild goose

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

mow

Meaning: mow; cut grass; subdue
Kun-yomi: おさ.める/か.る
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ/ゲ

under

Meaning: under; underneath; below; down; inferior; bring down
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.す/くだ.さる/お.ろす/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

dry

Meaning: dry; parch
Kun-yomi: ほ.す/ほ.し-/-ぼ.し/ひ.る
On-yomi: カン

counter for articles

Meaning: counter for articles; individual
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カ/コ

larvae of the mosquito

Meaning: larvae of the mosquito
Kun-yomi: ひだりのうでがない/みじか.い
On-yomi: ケツ/カチ/キョウ/ク/クツ

below

Meaning: below; down; descend; give; low; inferior
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.り/くだ.す/-くだ.す/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

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

jammed in

Meaning: jammed in; shellfish; mediate; concern oneself with
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カイ

fire

Meaning: fire; fire radical (no. 86)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヒョウ/カ

decide

Meaning: decide; determine; archery glove
Kun-yomi: わ.ける
On-yomi: カイ/ケツ/ケチ

early death

Meaning: early death; calamity
Kun-yomi: わか.い/わかじに/わざわい
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/カ

reap

Meaning: reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Kun-yomi: か.る
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ

beggar

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

change

Meaning: change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
Kun-yomi: ば.ける/ば.かす/ふ.ける/け.する
On-yomi: カ/ケ

halberd

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

dense

Meaning: dense
Kun-yomi: さんらん.する
On-yomi: カイ

fire

Meaning: fire
Kun-yomi: ひ/-び/ほ-
On-yomi:

pierce

Meaning: pierce; penetrate; brace
Kun-yomi: つらぬ.く
On-yomi: カン

round

Meaning: round
Kun-yomi: まわ.る/まわ.す/もとお.る/か.える
On-yomi: カイ/エ

cut

Meaning: cut; whittle
Kun-yomi: き.る/けず.る
On-yomi: カン/セン

beggar

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

moxa

Meaning: moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
Kun-yomi: もぐさ/よもぎ/おさ.める/か.る
On-yomi: カイ/ゲイ

card

Meaning: card; punch card; calorie
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サ/カ/ソウ

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

armor

Meaning: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace
Kun-yomi: きのえ
On-yomi: コウ/カン/カ

melon

Meaning: melon
Kun-yomi: うり
On-yomi: カ/ケ

publish

Meaning: publish; carve; engrave
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: わ.ける
On-yomi: カイ/ケツ/ケチ

to cut meat off away from bones

Meaning: to cut meat off away from bones; ancient torture
Kun-yomi: わ.ける/さ.く
On-yomi: カ/ケ

saguaro-like kanji

Meaning: saguaro-like kanji; horn-shaped locks of hair; young; tender
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン/ケン

sweet

Meaning: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary
Kun-yomi: あま.い/あま.える/あま.やかす/うま.い
On-yomi: カン

add

Meaning: add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada
Kun-yomi: くわ.える/くわ.わる
On-yomi:

can

Meaning: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not
Kun-yomi: -べ.き/-べ.し
On-yomi: カ/コク

2-branch tree radical (no. 115)

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そこ.なう
On-yomi: カン

dirt clod

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

row a boat

Meaning: row a boat; paddle a boat; finger guess
Kun-yomi: さおさ.す/かま/さ.く
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

cutting off feet as form of punishment

Meaning: cutting off feet as form of punishment
Kun-yomi: き.る/あやう.い
On-yomi: ゲツ/グチ/ゴツ/ゴチ/カツ

meeting

Meaning: meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join
Kun-yomi: あ.う/あ.わせる/あつ.まる
On-yomi: カイ/エ

-times

Meaning: -times; round; game; revolve; counter for occurrences
Kun-yomi: まわ.る/-まわ.る/-まわ.り/まわ.す/-まわ.す/まわ.し-/-まわ.し/
On-yomi: カイ/エ

companion

Meaning: companion; colleague; utensils
Kun-yomi: ひ/ほ-
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケツ/カチ

ashes

Meaning: ashes; puckery juice; cremate
Kun-yomi: はい
On-yomi: カイ

an ancient place in the state of Wu

Meaning: an ancient place in the state of Wu
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

weep

Meaning: weep
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ががいも
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はとむぎ
On-yomi: カイ/カン

each

Meaning: each; every; either
Kun-yomi: おのおの
On-yomi: カク

sign of the hog

Meaning: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ

boast

Meaning: boast
Kun-yomi: ほご.る
On-yomi: コ/カ

wickedness

Meaning: wickedness; mischief; rudeness
Kun-yomi: おか.す
On-yomi: カン

range

Meaning: range; reach; extend; cover
Kun-yomi: わた.る/もと.める
On-yomi: コウ/カン

span

Meaning: span; request
Kun-yomi: わた.る/もと.める
On-yomi: コウ/カン

scare

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

fit

Meaning: fit; suit; join; 0.1
Kun-yomi: あ.う/-あ.う/あ.い/あい-/-あ.い/-あい/あ.わす/あ.わせる/-あ.
On-yomi: ゴウ/ガッ/カッ

sweat

Meaning: sweat; perspire
Kun-yomi: あせ
On-yomi: カン

tin can

Meaning: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121)
Kun-yomi: かま
On-yomi: カン

wild dog (not very large)

Meaning: wild dog (not very large); lock-up
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

place name

Meaning: place name; tree cricket
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

to rely on

Meaning: to rely on; look up to
Kun-yomi: たの.む/あお.ぐ
On-yomi: カイ

man with shellfish kanji

Meaning: man with shellfish kanji
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カイ

concerned about

Meaning: concerned about
Kun-yomi: きわ.める/おか.す
On-yomi: カン

sham

Meaning: sham; temporary; interim; assumed (name); informal
Kun-yomi: かり/かり-
On-yomi: カ/ケ

fell

Meaning: fell; strike; attack; punish
Kun-yomi: き.る/そむ.く/う.つ
On-yomi: バツ/ハツ/カ/ボチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: わ.ける/さ.く
On-yomi: カ/ケ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: もと.める/すす.める/さえぎ.る
On-yomi: カン

restrain

Meaning: restrain
Kun-yomi: ふせ.ぐ
On-yomi: カン

decoy

Meaning: decoy; lure; stool pigeon
Kun-yomi: おとり
On-yomi: カ/ユウ

cheerful

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

commandment

Meaning: commandment
Kun-yomi: いまし.める
On-yomi: カイ

pitfall

Meaning: pitfall
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: カン

reformation

Meaning: reformation; change; modify; mend; renew; examine; inspect; search
Kun-yomi: あらた.める/あらた.まる
On-yomi: カイ

surname

Meaning: surname; name of a divine being; (transliteration of Sanskrit "kh")
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョ/コ/キャ/カ

mustard

Meaning: mustard; rape; dust; trash; rubbish
Kun-yomi: からし/ごみ/あくた
On-yomi: カイ/ケ

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

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: もと.める/え.る/と.める
On-yomi: カン

angle

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

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