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

feathered stick

Meaning: feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6)
Kun-yomi: かぎ
On-yomi: ケツ

upside-down box radical (no. 13)

Meaning: upside-down box radical (no. 13)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョウ/ケイ

hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)

Meaning: hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ

beg

Meaning: beg; invite; ask
Kun-yomi: こ.う
On-yomi: コツ/キツ/キ/キケ/コチ

pig's head radical variant (no. 58)

Meaning: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ

snout

Meaning: snout; pig's head radical (no. 58)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ

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

mosquito wriggler

Meaning: mosquito wriggler
Kun-yomi: ひとり
On-yomi: ケツ

auxiliary word for euphony or emphasis

Meaning: auxiliary word for euphony or emphasis
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ

decide

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

spirit

Meaning: spirit; steam radical (no. 84)
Kun-yomi: いき
On-yomi: キ/ケ

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

lack

Meaning: lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76)
Kun-yomi: か.ける/か.く
On-yomi: ケツ/ケン

catch

Meaning: catch
Kun-yomi: も.つ/と.る
On-yomi: ケキ/キャク

dog

Meaning: dog
Kun-yomi: いぬ/いぬ-
On-yomi: ケン

grass

Meaning: grass
Kun-yomi: くさ
On-yomi: キ/ケ

melon

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

sob

Meaning: sob; choke; crooked heaven radical variant (no.71)
Kun-yomi: む/なし
On-yomi: キ/ケ

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

elder brother

Meaning: elder brother; big brother
Kun-yomi: あに
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ

hole

Meaning: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: ケツ

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

to fly

Meaning: to fly
Kun-yomi: とぶ
On-yomi: ケン

dirt clod

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケツ/カチ

decide

Meaning: decide; determine; judge
Kun-yomi: き.める/き.まる/さ.く
On-yomi: ケチ/ケツ

scoop out

Meaning: scoop out; gouge
Kun-yomi: えぐ.る
On-yomi: ケツ

baby

Meaning: baby; infant
Kun-yomi: こども
On-yomi: ケン/ガチ

punish

Meaning: punish; penalty; sentence; punishment
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケキ/キャク

square jewel

Meaning: square jewel; corner; angle; edge
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ/ケ

sham

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

spirit

Meaning: spirit; mind; air; atmosphere; mood
Kun-yomi: いき
On-yomi: キ/ケ

blood

Meaning: blood
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケツ

affair

Meaning: affair; case; matter; item
Kun-yomi: くだん
On-yomi: ケン

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

to divine

Meaning: to divine
Kun-yomi: うらな.う
On-yomi: ケイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ほ.こる/つつし.む
On-yomi: ケン/キョウ/キン/ゴン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しず.か/さび.しい
On-yomi: キョク/ケキ/キ

light

Meaning: light; clear; bright
Kun-yomi: あきらか
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ/ソウ

mustard

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

surname

Meaning: surname; state in today's Hebei
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ/ギョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ/セイ/ジョウ

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

streams running underground

Meaning: streams running underground; flowing water
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ

plant allied to the water-lily

Meaning: plant allied to the water-lily
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

salt marsh plant

Meaning: salt marsh plant
Kun-yomi: じしばり
On-yomi: キン/ゴン/ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はな
On-yomi: カ/ケ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こえ
On-yomi: カイ/ケ/カ

light

Meaning: light; clear; bright
Kun-yomi: あきらか
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ/ソウ

beauty

Meaning: beauty; splendor
Kun-yomi: うつく.しい
On-yomi: ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あか/ちり
On-yomi: カツ/ケチ

shish kebab

Meaning: shish kebab; spit; skewer
Kun-yomi: くし/つらぬ.く
On-yomi: カン/ケン/セン

open

Meaning: open; begin; commence; explain
Kun-yomi: ひら.く
On-yomi: ケイ

star

Meaning: star
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ

shape

Meaning: shape; form; style
Kun-yomi: かた/-がた/かたち/なり
On-yomi: ケイ/ギョウ

lineage

Meaning: lineage; system
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: のぞ.む
On-yomi: ケン/コン

hope

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

limp

Meaning: limp; staggering gait; embarrass
Kun-yomi: あしなえ
On-yomi: カイ/カツ/ケチ

decide

Meaning: decide; fix; agree upon; appoint
Kun-yomi: き.める/-ぎ.め/き.まる/さ.く
On-yomi: ケツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン/ゲン

flower

Meaning: flower
Kun-yomi: はな
On-yomi: カ/ケ

gouge

Meaning: gouge; hollow out; bore; pry
Kun-yomi: えぐ.る/こじ.る/くじ.る
On-yomi: ケツ

see

Meaning: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
Kun-yomi: み.る/み.える/み.せる
On-yomi: ケン

(used phonetically)

Meaning: (used phonetically)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カ/ケ

cut

Meaning: cut; slice off; pierce
Kun-yomi: さ.す/さ.く/えぐ.る/ころ.す
On-yomi: ケイ/ケ

suspicious

Meaning: suspicious; mystery; apparition
Kun-yomi: あや.しい/あや.しむ
On-yomi: カイ/ケ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おお.きい
On-yomi: ケン/ガン

breath

Meaning: breath; air; steam; gas; weather; used in Taoist charms
Kun-yomi: いき
On-yomi: キ/ケ

brilliance

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

acetylene

Meaning: acetylene
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ/ケ/ケツ/ケチ

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

capital

Meaning: capital; 10**16
Kun-yomi: みやこ
On-yomi: キョウ/ケイ/キン

quiet

Meaning: quiet
Kun-yomi: しず.か/さび.しい
On-yomi: キョク/ケキ/キ

clear and deep (of water)

Meaning: clear and deep (of water); wide
Kun-yomi: さむ.い
On-yomi: ケイ/ギョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: エツ/オチ/ケツ/カチ

weep

Meaning: weep; cry; shine; glisten
Kun-yomi: なが.れる
On-yomi: ケン/ゲン

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