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

hand

Meaning: hand
Kun-yomi: て/て-/-て/た-
On-yomi: シュ/ズ

beans

Meaning: beans; pea; midget
Kun-yomi: まめ/まめ-
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

name

Meaning: name
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

affair

Meaning: affair; matter; work
Kun-yomi: こと/つか.う/つか.える
On-yomi: シ/ズ

red

Meaning: red; vermilion; name of ancient
Kun-yomi: あか.い
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

affair

Meaning: affair; matter; business; to serve; accident; incident
Kun-yomi: こと/つか.う/つか.える
On-yomi: ジ/シ/ズ

map

Meaning: map; drawing; plan; unexpected; accidentally
Kun-yomi: え/はか.る
On-yomi: ズ/ト

woods

Meaning: woods; grove
Kun-yomi: もり/ふさ.ぐ/やまなし
On-yomi: ト/トウ/ズ

big

Meaning: big; ignorant; rude; rustic
Kun-yomi: おろ.か/いた.む/かたち/なおい/まこと/つつし.む
On-yomi: トウ/ツ/ズ

matter

Meaning: matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly
Kun-yomi: こと/つか.う/つか.える
On-yomi: ジ/ズ

spell

Meaning: spell; curse; charm; malediction
Kun-yomi: まじな.う/のろ.い/まじな.い/のろ.う
On-yomi: ジュ/シュ/シュウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しゅんぎく
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ト/ズ

to restrain

Meaning: to restrain; to dam a stream and change its direction; mound
Kun-yomi: ふさ.ぐ
On-yomi: シュ/ショウ/トウ/ズ

stop

Meaning: stop
Kun-yomi: とど.まる
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

mountain in Gansu province

Meaning: mountain in Gansu province
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: とお.る
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Mountain in Gansu province

Meaning: Mountain in Gansu province
Kun-yomi: えびす
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

heat

Meaning: heat
Kun-yomi: あつ.い
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

surname

Meaning: surname; name of certain rivers
Kun-yomi: みち
On-yomi: ト/ズ/チョ/ジョ

earthworm

Meaning: earthworm
Kun-yomi: みみず
On-yomi: ズ/イン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たら
On-yomi: ズイ/ニ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: まぶち/みまわ.す
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たかつき
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ます/もたい
On-yomi: ユ/トウ/ズ

a weed

Meaning: a weed
Kun-yomi: にがな
On-yomi: タ/ズ/ト/ダ

bean

Meaning: bean; nutmeg
Kun-yomi: まめ
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ソウ/ズ

ache

Meaning: ache; be in pain; painful
Kun-yomi: いた.む
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

the neck

Meaning: the neck
Kun-yomi: うなじ
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

enjoy

Meaning: enjoy; amuse; please; joy
Kun-yomi: たの.しむ
On-yomi: ソウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

glutinous rice

Meaning: glutinous rice
Kun-yomi: いね
On-yomi: ト/ズ/ショ

alley

Meaning: alley; lane
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

name of a Chinese dynasty

Meaning: name of a Chinese dynasty; remains of scarifice; bury; fall; sag
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ズイ/スイ/タ/ダ
缿

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ぜにがめ
On-yomi: トウ/ズ/コウ/グ

drooping leaves

Meaning: drooping leaves; fringe soft; delicate
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ズイ/ニ

fear

Meaning: fear; be afraid
Kun-yomi: おそ.れる
On-yomi: ズイ/スイ

wine flagon

Meaning: wine flagon
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

kitchen

Meaning: kitchen
Kun-yomi: くりや
On-yomi: シュウ/ズ/チュ/チュウ

follow

Meaning: follow; though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all; obey; submit to; comply; at the mercy of (the waves)
Kun-yomi: まにま.に/したが.う
On-yomi: ズイ

small hill

Meaning: small hill; mound; bury; dam
Kun-yomi: ふさ.ぐ
On-yomi: シュ/ショウ/ジュ/トウ/ズ

islet

Meaning: islet
Kun-yomi: しま
On-yomi: ショ/ト/ツ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ぬの
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

bamboo tube or pipe

Meaning: bamboo tube or pipe; fish hook
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ/ヨウ/ユ

weight

Meaning: weight
Kun-yomi: つ.く
On-yomi: ツイ/ズイ/ダ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おなじ
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

congratulations

Meaning: congratulations
Kun-yomi: みず-/しるし
On-yomi: ズイ/スイ

beat

Meaning: beat; pound; strike; tap out message
Kun-yomi: なげう.つ
On-yomi: タイ/ツイ/ズイ

drawing

Meaning: drawing; plan
Kun-yomi: え/はか.る
On-yomi: ズ/ト

tassels hanging from hat

Meaning: tassels hanging from hat
Kun-yomi: かんむりのひも
On-yomi: ズイ/ニ

small door or window

Meaning: small door or window; hole in the wall; to cut through a wall; dig or bore hole
Kun-yomi: くぐりど
On-yomi: ユ/トウ/ズ

shirt

Meaning: shirt
Kun-yomi: はねかざり
On-yomi: ユ/ヨウ/トウ/ズ

leaven

Meaning: leaven; yeast; wine
Kun-yomi: さけのもと
On-yomi: ト/ズ

recite

Meaning: recite; chant
Kun-yomi: とな.える/よ.む
On-yomi: ショウ/ジュ/ズ

ill

Meaning: ill
Kun-yomi: や.む
On-yomi: ト/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すき
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ツ/ズ

kitchen

Meaning: kitchen
Kun-yomi: くりや
On-yomi: シュウ/ズ/チュ/チュウ

tribute paid in cloth by the tribes in Szechwan and Yunnan under the Han dynasty

Meaning: tribute paid in cloth by the tribes in Szechwan and Yunnan under the Han dynasty
Kun-yomi: みつ.ぐ
On-yomi: ソウ/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ナマズ

pistil

Meaning: pistil; stamen
Kun-yomi: しべ
On-yomi: ズイ

food

Meaning: food
Kun-yomi: くいもの
On-yomi: ト/ズ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: お.とす/う.つ
On-yomi: タイ/テ/ツイ/ズイ

pass buck

Meaning: pass buck; lay blame on others
Kun-yomi: わずら.わす
On-yomi: ズイ/ニ/イ

name of a variety of dog

Meaning: name of a variety of dog; wild tribes in South China
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

gather

Meaning: gather; flow into (water); sound of waters flowing together
Kun-yomi: あつ.まる/みずあい/きし
On-yomi: ソウ/ズ/ショウ/シュ

to fall in ruins

Meaning: to fall in ruins; to collapse
Kun-yomi: お.ちる
On-yomi: タイ/ズイ/タ

Thorium (element)

Meaning: Thorium (element)
Kun-yomi: とりうむ
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

head

Meaning: head; counter for large animals
Kun-yomi: あたま/かしら/-がしら/かぶり
On-yomi: トウ/ズ/ト

instrument

Meaning: instrument
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シュン/トン/タイ/ズイ

to dislike

Meaning: to dislike; to abhor; to hate
Kun-yomi: うら.む
On-yomi: タイ/ズイ

food item set out for show only

Meaning: food item set out for show only
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

stamen

Meaning: stamen
Kun-yomi: た.れる
On-yomi: ズイ/ニ

cabinet

Meaning: cabinet; wardrobe; cupboard
Kun-yomi: くりや
On-yomi: シュウ/ズ/チュ/チュウ

at the mercy of (the waves)

Meaning: at the mercy of (the waves)
Kun-yomi: まにまに/したが.う
On-yomi: ズイ

fragrant

Meaning: fragrant
Kun-yomi: こうば.しい
On-yomi: ト/ズ

pistil

Meaning: pistil; stamen
Kun-yomi: しべ
On-yomi: ズイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: トウ/ズ

rice

Meaning: rice
Kun-yomi: おくて
On-yomi: トウ/ズ/ショウ/シュ

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