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

wrapping enclosure

Meaning: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)
Kun-yomi: つつ.む
On-yomi: ホウ

box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)

Meaning: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ

strike

Meaning: strike; hit; folding chair radical (no. 66)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホク

strike

Meaning: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホク

abundant

Meaning: abundant; lush; bountiful; plenty; fat face; luxurious growth of grass
Kun-yomi: みめよ.い/しげ.る
On-yomi: ホウ/フ/フウ

direction

Meaning: direction; person; alternative
Kun-yomi: かた/-かた/-がた
On-yomi: ホウ

anti-

Meaning: anti-
Kun-yomi: そ.る/そ.らす/かえ.す/かえ.る/-かえ.る
On-yomi: ハン/ホン/タン/ホ

north

Meaning: north
Kun-yomi: きた
On-yomi: ホク

book

Meaning: book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ホン

advance quickly

Meaning: advance quickly; to go back and forth; origin; source
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ホン

pound

Meaning: pound; beat; strike; attack
Kun-yomi: かるくう.つ/むちう.つ
On-yomi: ボク/ハク/ホウ/フ

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

dollar

Meaning: dollar
Kun-yomi: どる/ず
On-yomi: フツ/ホチ

pay

Meaning: pay; clear out; prune; banish; dispose of
Kun-yomi: はら.う/-はら.い/-ばら.い
On-yomi: フツ/ヒツ/ホツ

wrap

Meaning: wrap; pack up; cover; conceal
Kun-yomi: つつ.む/くる.む
On-yomi: ホウ
仿

imitate

Meaning: imitate; copy; as if; stand still; wander
Kun-yomi: さまよ.う/なら.う/くら.べる
On-yomi: ホウ

level

Meaning: level
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ショウ/ソ/ソウ/ホウ

luxuriant growth

Meaning: luxuriant growth
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: ホウ/ブ/フウ

pan-

Meaning: pan-
Kun-yomi: ただよ.う/ひろ.い
On-yomi: ハン/ブ/フウ/ホウ/ホン

home country

Meaning: home country; country; Japan
Kun-yomi: くに
On-yomi: ホウ

resist

Meaning: resist
Kun-yomi: さか.らう/ひ.く/あ.う/あつ.い
On-yomi: ホウ/フ/バ

messenger

Meaning: messenger; emissary; send emissary
Kun-yomi: つか.う
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ

spread

Meaning: spread; publicize; announce
Kun-yomi: あまね.し
On-yomi: ホ/フ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はか.る
On-yomi: ホウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つな.ぐ
On-yomi: ホウ

pass through

Meaning: pass through; go smoothly
Kun-yomi: とお.る
On-yomi: コウ/キョウ/ホウ

stray

Meaning: stray; wander; loiter
Kun-yomi: さまよ.う
On-yomi: ホウ

dust

Meaning: dust; earth; bank of earth; to dig; to bring together
Kun-yomi: ちり/なら.ぶ/あつ.まる/わく
On-yomi: ホン/フン

weep

Meaning: weep; grieve
Kun-yomi: なげ.く/あなど.る
On-yomi: コウ/ホウ/ヒョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆきなや.む
On-yomi: リョウ/ホウ/チョウ

for the first time

Meaning: for the first time; not until
Kun-yomi: はじ.めて
On-yomi: ホ/フ

step

Meaning: step; pace; walk; stroll
Kun-yomi: あるく/あゆむ/あゆみ
On-yomi: ホ/ブ/フ

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

perfume

Meaning: perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant
Kun-yomi: かんば.しい
On-yomi: ホウ

and so forth

Meaning: and so forth
Kun-yomi: など/すく.う
On-yomi: ホウ/ハイ

carpenter's plane

Meaning: carpenter's plane; plane; level
Kun-yomi: けず.る
On-yomi: ホウ/ビョウ

clear out

Meaning: clear out; sweep away
Kun-yomi: はら.う
On-yomi: ヒツ/フツ/ホツ

hurl

Meaning: hurl
Kun-yomi: なげう.つ
On-yomi: ホウ

collapse

Meaning: collapse; break
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ

run

Meaning: run; bustle
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: ホン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふらん/のり
On-yomi: ホウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホン

benzene

Meaning: benzene; luxuriant
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホン

overgrown with grass

Meaning: overgrown with grass; weedy
Kun-yomi: ふさ.ぐ
On-yomi: フツ/ブチ/ホツ/ボチ/ヒ

bright dawn

Meaning: bright dawn; daybreak; appear
Kun-yomi: あき.らか
On-yomi: ホウ

dreadful

Meaning: dreadful; be frightened; fearful
Kun-yomi: こわ.い/こわ.がる/お.じる/おそ.れる
On-yomi: フ/ホ

in a hurry

Meaning: in a hurry; excited; agitated
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ

impeach

Meaning: impeach; censure; attack
Kun-yomi: はじ.く
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ

gush out

Meaning: gush out; spurt
Kun-yomi: ほとばし.る/はし.る
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ

blow

Meaning: blow; command
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: フ/ホ

bark

Meaning: bark; roar; get angry
Kun-yomi: ほ.える
On-yomi: ホウ

row

Meaning: row; and; besides; as well as; line up; rank with; rival; equal
Kun-yomi: な.み/なみ/なら.べる/なら.ぶ/なら.びに
On-yomi: ヘイ/ホウ

to drift

Meaning: to drift; float; careless; reckless
Kun-yomi: うか.ぶ
On-yomi: ハン/ホウ

surging water

Meaning: surging water
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ

raft

Meaning: raft; boat
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ/ヘイ

river in Shandong

Meaning: river in Shandong; space inside
Kun-yomi: まつり
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ

walk

Meaning: walk; counter for steps
Kun-yomi: ある.く/あゆ.む
On-yomi: ホ/ブ/フ

observance

Meaning: observance; offer; present; dedicate
Kun-yomi: たてまつ.る/まつ.る/ほう.ずる
On-yomi: ホウ/ブ

treasure

Meaning: treasure; wealth; valuables
Kun-yomi: たから
On-yomi: ホウ

kitchen

Meaning: kitchen
Kun-yomi: くりや
On-yomi: ホウ

embrace

Meaning: embrace; hug; hold in arms
Kun-yomi: だ.く/いだ.く/かか.える
On-yomi: ホウ

set free

Meaning: set free; release; fire; shoot; emit; banish; liberate
Kun-yomi: はな.す/-っぱな.し/はな.つ/はな.れる/こ.く/ほう.る
On-yomi: ホウ

companion

Meaning: companion; friend
Kun-yomi: とも
On-yomi: ホウ

method

Meaning: method; law; rule; principle; model; system
Kun-yomi: のり
On-yomi: ホウ/ハッ/ホッ/フラン

bubbles

Meaning: bubbles; foam; suds; froth
Kun-yomi: あわ
On-yomi: ホウ

meeting

Meaning: meeting; tryst; date; rendezvous
Kun-yomi: あ.う/むか.える
On-yomi: ホウ

indistinct

Meaning: indistinct
Kun-yomi: ほの.か/なら.う
On-yomi: ホウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たてまつ.る/まつ.る
On-yomi: ガイ/ホウ/ブ

suddenness

Meaning: suddenness; rise
Kun-yomi: おこ.る/にわかに
On-yomi: ボツ/ホツ

roast

Meaning: roast; broil; bake
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ/ビョウ/フウ/フ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い/うら.む
On-yomi: ホツ/ボチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たす.ける
On-yomi: ホ/フ

burn

Meaning: burn; roast
Kun-yomi: あぶ.る
On-yomi: ホウ

goods

Meaning: goods; refinement; dignity; article; counter for meal courses
Kun-yomi: しな
On-yomi: ヒン/ホン

duckweed

Meaning: duckweed; mugwort
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ/ホウ

husk

Meaning: husk; bract; straw wrapper; souvenir gift; bribe
Kun-yomi: つと
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ

crawl

Meaning: crawl; creep
Kun-yomi: は.う
On-yomi:

bright

Meaning: bright; luminous; glorious; clear
Kun-yomi: あき.らか
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ/ホウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: めがわら
On-yomi: ハン/ホン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: よあ.け
On-yomi: ホツ/ハチ/ハイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ほとぎ/あふ.れる
On-yomi: ホン

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