Search Kanji for かい

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the fore-arm

Meaning: the fore-arm; the upper-arm; round
Kun-yomi: かいな/ひじ/まる.い
On-yomi: コウ

you

Meaning: you; your
Kun-yomi: しかり/わける/なんじ/ちかい
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: きしがたかい/あおご
On-yomi: ガツ/ガチ/ゲツ/ゲチ

yonder

Meaning: yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach
Kun-yomi: む.く/む.い/-む.き/む.ける/-む.け/む.かう/む.かい/む.こう/む.
On-yomi: コウ

shellfish

Meaning: shellfish
Kun-yomi: かい
On-yomi: バイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: やまのたかい
On-yomi: ゴウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: わらべ/よいわらべ/うまかい/はした.め
On-yomi: シン

ability

Meaning: ability; talent; elbow; arm
Kun-yomi: かいな/ひじ/まるい
On-yomi: コウ

stand on which to replace goblets after drinking

Meaning: stand on which to replace goblets after drinking
Kun-yomi: さかい
On-yomi: テン/チン

torment

Meaning: torment; scold; chastise
Kun-yomi: いじ.める/さいな.む/いらだ.つ/からい/こまかい
On-yomi:

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

long oar

Meaning: long oar; sweep
Kun-yomi: かい
On-yomi: エイ/セツ/セチ

tender

Meaning: tender; weakness; gentleness; softness
Kun-yomi: やわ.らか/やわ.らかい/やわ/やわ.ら
On-yomi: ジュウ/ニュウ

circle

Meaning: circle; world
Kun-yomi: さかい
On-yomi: カイ

shoulder blade

Meaning: shoulder blade
Kun-yomi: かいがらぼね
On-yomi: コウ

silkworm

Meaning: silkworm
Kun-yomi: かいこ/こ
On-yomi: サン/テン

knot

Meaning: knot; nautical mile
Kun-yomi: かいり/のっと
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かゆ/かい/ひさ.ぐ
On-yomi: イク/シュク

tapeworm

Meaning: tapeworm
Kun-yomi: かいちゅう/はらのむし
On-yomi: カイ/ユウ

steep hill

Meaning: steep hill; precipitous
Kun-yomi: まっすぐでたかい/けわ.しい/たか.い/きび.しい/せま.る/かく.れる/せっか
On-yomi: ショウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かい
On-yomi: エイ/セツ/セチ

soft

Meaning: soft
Kun-yomi: やわ.らか/やわ.らかい
On-yomi: ナン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: よいかね/よい/みめよ.い/するど.い/こま.かい/かすか
On-yomi: ショウ

border

Meaning: border; limit; dike; frontier; boundary
Kun-yomi: さかい/あぜ
On-yomi: エキ/ヤク

minced meat

Meaning: minced meat; trifles
Kun-yomi: こまかい
On-yomi:

dainty

Meaning: dainty; get thin; taper; slender; narrow
Kun-yomi: ほそ.い/ほそ.る/こま.か/こま.かい
On-yomi: サイ

bamboo frame on which silkworms spin their cocoons

Meaning: bamboo frame on which silkworms spin their cocoons
Kun-yomi: かいこの.す
On-yomi: キョク/コク

rice gruel

Meaning: rice gruel
Kun-yomi: かゆ/かい/ひさ.ぐ
On-yomi: イク/シュク/ジュク

the common intestinal worms

Meaning: the common intestinal worms; the tape-worm
Kun-yomi: かいちゅう
On-yomi: カイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふかいどろ
On-yomi: ホウ/フ

row of carriages

Meaning: row of carriages; generation; class; series a kind; denotes the plural
Kun-yomi: -ばら/やから/やかい
On-yomi: ハイ

warm

Meaning: warm
Kun-yomi: あたた.か/あたた.かい/あたた.まる/あたた.める/ぬく
On-yomi: オン

world

Meaning: world
Kun-yomi: さかい
On-yomi: カイ

intestinal worms

Meaning: intestinal worms
Kun-yomi: かいちゅう/はらのむし
On-yomi: カイ/ユウ

sculling oar

Meaning: sculling oar
Kun-yomi: かじ/かい
On-yomi: シュウ/ショウ

warmth

Meaning: warmth
Kun-yomi: あたた.か/あたた.かい/あたた.まる/あたた.める
On-yomi: ダン/ノン

discussion

Meaning: discussion; methods called for; selection; result
Kun-yomi: せん.ずる/かい/あき.らか
On-yomi: セン

compulsory service to the state

Meaning: compulsory service to the state; corvee
Kun-yomi: えだち/ふぞろ.い/つかい
On-yomi: ヨウ/エウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かい
On-yomi: バイ

boundary

Meaning: boundary; border
Kun-yomi: さかい
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すみ.やか/か.わる/ちぢ.む/こまかい/つつし.む
On-yomi: チョク/ソク

boundary

Meaning: boundary; border; region
Kun-yomi: さかい
On-yomi: キョウ/ケイ

suddenly

Meaning: suddenly; brighten; illuminate; light up
Kun-yomi: あかい/あか/かがや.く
On-yomi: カク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かいこ/こ
On-yomi: サン/テン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そむ.く/むかいあ.う/ま.じる
On-yomi: セン/シュン

cliff

Meaning: cliff
Kun-yomi: さかい
On-yomi: カン/コン

comrade

Meaning: comrade; fellow; people; companions
Kun-yomi: -ばら/やから/やかい/ともがら
On-yomi: ハイ

oar

Meaning: oar; scull; paddle
Kun-yomi: かい/かじ/たわ.む/たわ.める
On-yomi: ドウ/ジョウ/ニョウ

to peep

Meaning: to peep; to spy
Kun-yomi: うわめづかい/ながしめ
On-yomi: カン/ケン

sedan

Meaning: sedan
Kun-yomi: かいばおけ
On-yomi: トウ/ツ

oar

Meaning: oar
Kun-yomi: かじ/かい
On-yomi: シュウ/ショウ

oar

Meaning: oar; scull; paddle
Kun-yomi: かい/かじ
On-yomi: トウ/タク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さかい
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

stern oar

Meaning: stern oar; scull
Kun-yomi: やぐら/かい
On-yomi:

boundary

Meaning: boundary
Kun-yomi: さかい
On-yomi: キョウ

shoulder blade

Meaning: shoulder blade
Kun-yomi: かいがらぼね
On-yomi: ハク

shade of red

Meaning: shade of red; light red
Kun-yomi: うすいあかいろ
On-yomi: クン

manger

Meaning: manger; fodder trough; horse barn
Kun-yomi: かいばおけ/くぬぎ
On-yomi: レキ

mounted escort

Meaning: mounted escort; groom
Kun-yomi: うまかい
On-yomi: シュウ/シュ/ス/チュ/スウ

oar

Meaning: oar; tower
Kun-yomi: やぐら/かい
On-yomi:

sell

Meaning: sell; deal in
Kun-yomi: かゆ/かい/ひさ.ぐ
On-yomi: イク/シュク

sell (grain)

Meaning: sell (grain); auction
Kun-yomi: う.る/せり/かいよね
On-yomi: チョウ/テキ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かいこ/こ
On-yomi: サン/テン

silkworms

Meaning: silkworms
Kun-yomi: かいこ/こ
On-yomi: サン/テン

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