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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

cut

Meaning: cut; cutoff; be sharp
Kun-yomi: き.る/-き.る/き.り/-き.り/-ぎ.り/き.れる/-き.れる/き.れ/-き
On-yomi: セツ/サイ

be bent

Meaning: be bent; slope; capture
Kun-yomi: かぎ/ま.がる
On-yomi: コウ/ク

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

bier

Meaning: bier; coffin
Kun-yomi: ひちぎ/ひつぎ
On-yomi: キュウ/グ

right

Meaning: right
Kun-yomi: みぎ
On-yomi: ウ/ユウ

water's edge

Meaning: water's edge; shore; bank
Kun-yomi: みぎわ/なぎさ
On-yomi: テイ

strike

Meaning: strike; beat; hit; thrash; criticize
Kun-yomi: たた.く/はた.く/すぎ
On-yomi: コウ

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

garment

Meaning: garment; clothes; dressing
Kun-yomi: ころも/きぬ/-ぎ
On-yomi: イ/エ

lull

Meaning: lull; calm; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: なぎ/な.ぐ
On-yomi:

next

Meaning: next; order; sequence
Kun-yomi: つ.ぐ/つぎ
On-yomi: ジ/シ

deed

Meaning: deed; skill
Kun-yomi: わざ/わざおぎ
On-yomi: ギ/キ

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

sorcerer

Meaning: sorcerer; medium; shrine maiden
Kun-yomi: みこ/かんなぎ
On-yomi:

descendent

Meaning: descendent
Kun-yomi: ちすじ/よつぎ
On-yomi: チュウ

confluence of two streams

Meaning: confluence of two streams; bend
Kun-yomi: なが.れる/みぎわ
On-yomi: ゼイ/ネイ/ゼツ/ネチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しず.か/いさぎよ.い
On-yomi: セイ/ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ねぎ
On-yomi: コウ/ク

actor

Meaning: actor
Kun-yomi: わざおぎ
On-yomi: レイ/リョウ

pampas grass

Meaning: pampas grass; beard (grain)
Kun-yomi: すすき/のぎ/のげ
On-yomi: ボウ/コウ/モウ

labor

Meaning: labor; thank for; reward for; toil; trouble
Kun-yomi: ろう.する/いたわ.る/いた.ずき/ねぎら/つか.れる/ねぎら.う
On-yomi: ロウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いそぎゆ.く
On-yomi: オウ

mister

Meaning: mister; you; ruler; male name suffix
Kun-yomi: きみ/-ぎみ
On-yomi: クン

shore

Meaning: shore; shoal
Kun-yomi: なぎさ
On-yomi:

lever

Meaning: lever; pole; crowbar; carry on the shoulder
Kun-yomi: ちぎり/てこ/ゆずりは
On-yomi: コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: うつぎ/さけこし
On-yomi: タク/チャク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すぎ
On-yomi:

barley

Meaning: barley; wheat
Kun-yomi: むぎ
On-yomi: バク

decide

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

cedar

Meaning: cedar; cryptomeria
Kun-yomi: すぎ
On-yomi: サン

nursing

Meaning: nursing; attending; entertainer
Kun-yomi: とぎ
On-yomi: カ/ガ/キャ/ギャ

rabbit

Meaning: rabbit; hare
Kun-yomi: うさぎ
On-yomi: ト/ツ

stretch

Meaning: stretch; singing girl; geisha; prostitute
Kun-yomi: わざおぎ/うたいめ
On-yomi: ギ/キ

brush-stroke

Meaning: brush-stroke; picture
Kun-yomi: えが.く/かく.する/かぎ.る/はかりごと/はか.る
On-yomi: ガ/カク/エ/カイ

rabbit

Meaning: rabbit; hare
Kun-yomi: うさぎ
On-yomi: ト/ツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おとこぎ/なおい/つつし.む
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ/チョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: みなぎ.る
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いわ.んや/は.ぐ/はぎ
On-yomi: シン

an islet

Meaning: an islet; rock in a river; embankment; to stop
Kun-yomi: なぎさ/さか/にわ/と.まる
On-yomi: チ/シ/テイ/タイ

pine tree

Meaning: pine tree
Kun-yomi: まつ/そぎ
On-yomi: ショウ/フン

to leap over

Meaning: to leap over
Kun-yomi: さえぎ.る
On-yomi: セイ/テイ/レイ

cave

Meaning: cave
Kun-yomi: すぎる
On-yomi: トウ

limit

Meaning: limit; restrict; to best of ability
Kun-yomi: かぎ.る/かぎ.り/-かぎ.り
On-yomi: ゲン

hurry

Meaning: hurry; emergency; sudden; steep
Kun-yomi: いそ.ぐ/いそ.ぎ
On-yomi: キュウ

holly

Meaning: holly
Kun-yomi: ひいらぎ
On-yomi: シュ/シュウ

beautiful

Meaning: beautiful; handsome; pretty
Kun-yomi: みめよ.い/うつく.しい/いさぎよ.い
On-yomi: コウ/キョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さえぎりとど.める
On-yomi: チツ/チチ/テイ

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

bowl

Meaning: bowl; cup; small tray
Kun-yomi: ほとぎ/はち/かめ
On-yomi: オウ

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

time

Meaning: time; occasion
Kun-yomi: みぎり
On-yomi: サイ/セイ

willow

Meaning: willow
Kun-yomi: やなぎ
On-yomi: リュウ

pledge

Meaning: pledge; promise; vow
Kun-yomi: ちぎ.る
On-yomi: ケイ

rabbit catching net

Meaning: rabbit catching net
Kun-yomi: うさぎあみ
On-yomi:

feather (arrow)

Meaning: feather (arrow)
Kun-yomi: は.ぐ/いわ.んや/はぐき/はぎ
On-yomi: シン

bier

Meaning: bier; coffin
Kun-yomi: ひちぎ/ひつぎ
On-yomi: キュウ/グ

sounding sticks

Meaning: sounding sticks
Kun-yomi: ひょうしぎ
On-yomi: タク

white silk

Meaning: white silk; fine silk; gauze
Kun-yomi: しろぎぬ/むすぶ/かさ.なる
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すぎ/かや
On-yomi:

handle

Meaning: handle
Kun-yomi: にぎり/ふる
On-yomi: ヒ/ヒツ/ビチ

offerings to gods

Meaning: offerings to gods
Kun-yomi: ひもろぎ
On-yomi: ソ/サク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さえぎ.る
On-yomi: レツ/レチ/レイ

chap

Meaning: chap; crack; callus
Kun-yomi: あかぎれ
On-yomi:

lineage

Meaning: lineage; bloodline
Kun-yomi: かぶと/ちすじ/よつぎ
On-yomi: チュウ

coir-palm

Meaning: coir-palm
Kun-yomi: よこぎ
On-yomi: コウ

mother-of-pearl

Meaning: mother-of-pearl
Kun-yomi: たいらぎ
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はれぎ
On-yomi: ケン

fan

Meaning: fan; folding fan
Kun-yomi: おうぎ
On-yomi: セン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いさぎよ.い
On-yomi: ケツ

rubbish

Meaning: rubbish; junk; trash; waste; scraps
Kun-yomi: くず/いさぎよ.い
On-yomi: セツ

gauze

Meaning: gauze; gossamer
Kun-yomi: うすぎぬ
On-yomi: サ/シャ

distract

Meaning: distract; be mistaken for; go astray; divert
Kun-yomi: まぎ.れる/-まぎ.れ/まぎ.らす/まぎ.らわす/まぎ.らわしい
On-yomi: フン

nail

Meaning: nail; tack; peg
Kun-yomi: くぎ
On-yomi: テイ/チョウ

reed

Meaning: reed; rush
Kun-yomi: おぎ
On-yomi: テキ

glue

Meaning: glue; gum; resin; rubber; sound; shin bone
Kun-yomi: こえ/はぎのほね
On-yomi: コウ/ギョウ

type of oak

Meaning: type of oak
Kun-yomi: くぬぎ
On-yomi:

weed

Meaning: weed
Kun-yomi: くさぎ.る
On-yomi: ウン

prostitute

Meaning: prostitute; actor
Kun-yomi: とな.える/わざおぎ
On-yomi: ショウ

sabre

Meaning: sabre; sword; blade; clock hand
Kun-yomi: つるぎ
On-yomi: ケン

builder's frame for measuring

Meaning: builder's frame for measuring
Kun-yomi: たきぎ
On-yomi: テン/カツ/カチ

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