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

soil

Meaning: soil; earth; ground; Turkey
Kun-yomi: つち
On-yomi: ド/ト

surplus or excess

Meaning: surplus or excess; remainder
Kun-yomi: はたら.く
On-yomi: ドウ/リュク/リキ/ロク/リョク

guy

Meaning: guy; slave; manservant; fellow
Kun-yomi: やつ/やっこ
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かねぐら
On-yomi: トウ/ド

same

Meaning: same; agree; equal
Kun-yomi: おな.じ
On-yomi: ドウ

inch

Meaning: inch
Kun-yomi: インチ
On-yomi: トウ/ドウ/スン

to make a great effort

Meaning: to make a great effort
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi:

drink

Meaning: drink
Kun-yomi: の.む
On-yomi: トン/ドン

swallow

Meaning: swallow; absorb; annex; engulf
Kun-yomi: のむ
On-yomi: ドン/トン/テン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そ.める/う.つ/い.れる/つか.む
On-yomi: ドツ/ナチ/ドン/ソン/ドウ

toil

Meaning: toil; diligent; as much as possible
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi:

money repository

Meaning: money repository
Kun-yomi: かねぐら
On-yomi: トウ/ド

poison

Meaning: poison; virus; venom; germ; harm; injury; spite
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ドク

bow (arrow)

Meaning: bow (arrow)
Kun-yomi: おおゆみ/いしゆみ
On-yomi:

child

Meaning: child; wife and children; servant; slave
Kun-yomi: つまこ
On-yomi: ド/ヌ

noisy

Meaning: noisy
Kun-yomi: かまびす.しい
On-yomi: ド/ドウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: みだ.れる
On-yomi: ドウ/ニョウ/ニュ

the handle of tools

Meaning: the handle of tools; tenon; cog
Kun-yomi: せん/ほぞ
On-yomi: ゼイ/ネイ/ドン/ノン

den

Meaning: den; cave; excavation
Kun-yomi: ほら
On-yomi: ドウ

single

Meaning: single; alone; spontaneously; Germany
Kun-yomi: ひと.り
On-yomi: ドク/トク

mend

Meaning: mend; priestly vestments; priest
Kun-yomi: ころも
On-yomi: ドウ/ノウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キュウ/ク/コウ/ドウ/ノウ

painful

Meaning: painful; fearful
Kun-yomi: いた.む
On-yomi: ドウ/トウ

howl

Meaning: howl; cry loudly
Kun-yomi: な.く
On-yomi: ドウ/チュウ/テキ/ジャク

degrees

Meaning: degrees; occurrence; time; counter for occurrences
Kun-yomi: たび/-た.い
On-yomi: ド/ト/タク

angry

Meaning: angry; be offended
Kun-yomi: いか.る/おこ.る
On-yomi: ド/ヌ

kind of jade

Meaning: kind of jade
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョウ/ドウ/ショウ

trunk

Meaning: trunk; torso; hull (ship); hub of wheel
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ドウ

paulownia

Meaning: paulownia
Kun-yomi: きり
On-yomi: トウ/ドウ

arrow-tip

Meaning: arrow-tip
Kun-yomi: やじり
On-yomi: ド/ヌ

loud talking

Meaning: loud talking
Kun-yomi: めおと/たわむ.れる
On-yomi: ナン/ノウ/ドウ

to farm

Meaning: to farm; farmer; agriculture
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シン/ドウ/ノウ

name of a mountain

Meaning: name of a mountain
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ドウ/ノウ

move

Meaning: move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake
Kun-yomi: うご.く/うご.かす
On-yomi: ドウ

public chamber

Meaning: public chamber; hall
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ドウ

grape vine

Meaning: grape vine; wild grape
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ドウ/トウ

road-way

Meaning: road-way; street; district; journey; course; moral; teachings
Kun-yomi: みち
On-yomi: ドウ/トウ

bird-cage

Meaning: bird-cage
Kun-yomi: とりかご
On-yomi: ド/ヌ/ダ/ナ

the brain

Meaning: the brain
Kun-yomi: のうず.る
On-yomi: ノウ/ドウ

beautiful

Meaning: beautiful
Kun-yomi: みめよ.い
On-yomi: ドウ/ニョウ/テキ/シャク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: にがい
On-yomi: エン/タン/ドン/カン/コン

kind of mineral

Meaning: kind of mineral
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ドウ/ニョウ

brain

Meaning: brain; memory
Kun-yomi: のうずる
On-yomi: ノウ/ドウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はな.やか
On-yomi: タン/ドン

reins

Meaning: reins
Kun-yomi: たづな
On-yomi: ドウ/ノウ/ダイ/ナイ

bank

Meaning: bank; dike; protuberance
Kun-yomi: した/ます/お.ちる
On-yomi: テン/ドウ/ニョウ/ネン

juvenile

Meaning: juvenile; child
Kun-yomi: わらべ
On-yomi: ドウ

pit

Meaning: pit
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: タン/ドン/ラン

dull

Meaning: dull; slow; foolish; blunt
Kun-yomi: にぶ.い/にぶ.る/にぶ-/なま.る/なまく.ら
On-yomi: ドン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かこつ.ける/よ.せる/よ.る
On-yomi: グウ/グ/ドウ

temporary abode

Meaning: temporary abode; imply; suggest
Kun-yomi: ぐう.する/かこつ.ける/よ.せる/よ.る/かりずまい
On-yomi: グウ/グ/ドウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かまびす.しい/わるくい.う
On-yomi: ドウ/ヒョウ/ダ/ナ/ド/ヌ

Sodium (element)

Meaning: Sodium (element); natrium; sharpen wood
Kun-yomi: きた.える
On-yomi: ドウ/ノウ

monkey with yellow hair

Meaning: monkey with yellow hair
Kun-yomi: さる
On-yomi: ドウ/ノウ/ジュウ/ニュウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つ.く/こす.る/ふ.れる
On-yomi: トツ/ドチ

ascend

Meaning: ascend; climb up
Kun-yomi: のぼ.る/あ.がる
On-yomi: トウ/ト/ドウ/ショウ/チョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆたか
On-yomi: タン/ドン

end

Meaning: end; finish
Kun-yomi: わらわ/わらべ/おわ.る
On-yomi: ドウ/シュン

brain

Meaning: brain; memory
Kun-yomi: のうずる
On-yomi: ノウ/ドウ

work

Meaning: work; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: はたら.く
On-yomi: ドウ/リュク/リキ/ロク/リョク

noisy

Meaning: noisy
Kun-yomi: さわが.しい
On-yomi: ドウ/トウ

fir

Meaning: fir
Kun-yomi: むくげ
On-yomi: タン/ダン/トド

frolic

Meaning: frolic; play with; flirt with
Kun-yomi: なぶ.る
On-yomi: ドウ/ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: にぶい/ほ.る
On-yomi: トツ/ドチ

Japanese noodles

Meaning: Japanese noodles
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ドン/トン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ナン/タン/ドン

long hair

Meaning: long hair
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: タン/ドン

copper

Meaning: copper
Kun-yomi: あかがね
On-yomi: ドウ

read

Meaning: read
Kun-yomi: よ.む/-よ.み
On-yomi: ドク/トク/トウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ダク/ドク/ニャク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くさぎ.る/くわ/すき
On-yomi: ドウ/ジョク/ヌ/ジュク

young

Meaning: young; weak
Kun-yomi: わか.い
On-yomi: ドン/ノン

be sad

Meaning: be sad; grieve
Kun-yomi: なげ.く
On-yomi: ドウ/トウ

child

Meaning: child; servant; foolishness
Kun-yomi: しもべ/わらべ
On-yomi: トウ/ドウ

I

Meaning: I; my; he; his; me (used by old people)
Kun-yomi: わし/かれ
On-yomi: ドウ/ノウ

quarrel

Meaning: quarrel; dispute hotly
Kun-yomi: さわが.しい
On-yomi: トウ/ドウ

high

Meaning: high
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ドウ/トウ

guidance

Meaning: guidance; leading; conduct; usher
Kun-yomi: みちび.く
On-yomi: ドウ

yearn after

Meaning: yearn after; long for; aspire to; admire; adore
Kun-yomi: あこが.れる
On-yomi: ショウ/トウ/ドウ

thrust

Meaning: thrust; pierce; stab; prick
Kun-yomi: つ.く
On-yomi: ドウ/トウ/シュ

incense tripod

Meaning: incense tripod
Kun-yomi: かなえ
On-yomi: ダイ/ナイ/ドウ/ノウ

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