Search Kanji for かな

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question mark

Meaning: question mark; ?
Kun-yomi: か/ああ/かな/や/よ/を
On-yomi: コ/オ

invariably

Meaning: invariably; certain; inevitable
Kun-yomi: かなら.ず
On-yomi: ヒツ

grant

Meaning: grant; answer
Kun-yomi: かな.える/かな.う
On-yomi: キョウ

miserly

Meaning: miserly; stingy; sparing
Kun-yomi: しわ.い/やぶさ.かな/おし.む
On-yomi: リン

gold

Meaning: gold
Kun-yomi: かね/かな-/-がね
On-yomi: キン/コン/ゴン

grieve

Meaning: grieve; sorrowful
Kun-yomi: かな.しむ/いた.む
On-yomi: チョウ/ショウ

accompaniment for drinks

Meaning: accompaniment for drinks
Kun-yomi: さかな
On-yomi: コウ

pathetic

Meaning: pathetic; grief; sorrow; pathos; pity; sympathize
Kun-yomi: あわ.れ/あわ.れむ/かな.しい
On-yomi: アイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かなう/よい/てがる/たやす.い/かる.い
On-yomi: タツ/タチ/タイ/テ

play music

Meaning: play music; speak to a ruler; complete
Kun-yomi: かな.でる
On-yomi: ソウ

threaten

Meaning: threaten
Kun-yomi: あわ.せる/かな.う
On-yomi: キョウ

how

Meaning: how; what; alas; question mark; ?
Kun-yomi: かな/や
On-yomi: サイ

need

Meaning: need; main point; essence; pivot; key to
Kun-yomi: い.る/かなめ
On-yomi: ヨウ

tripod

Meaning: tripod
Kun-yomi: かなえ/へだ.てる
On-yomi: カク/レキ

appellation

Meaning: appellation; praise; admire; name; title; fame
Kun-yomi: たた.える/とな.える/あ.げる/かな.う/はか.り/はか.る/ほめ.る
On-yomi: ショウ

pray in earnest

Meaning: pray in earnest; be sorrowful; lament
Kun-yomi: おも.う/かなし.む
On-yomi: キ/ケ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かな.しむ
On-yomi: リョウ/コウ

fish

Meaning: fish
Kun-yomi: うお/さかな/-ざかな
On-yomi: ギョ

transgress

Meaning: transgress
Kun-yomi: む.かう/そむ.く/かな.う
On-yomi: ベン/メン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かな.しむ
On-yomi: レイ/ライ/リ

frighten

Meaning: frighten; surprise; startle
Kun-yomi: かな.しむ
On-yomi: リョウ

grieve

Meaning: grieve; sad; deplore; regret
Kun-yomi: かな.しい/かな.しむ
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: にく/さかな
On-yomi: タン

love

Meaning: love; affection; favourite
Kun-yomi: いと.しい/かな.しい/め.でる/お.しむ/まな
On-yomi: アイ

bribe

Meaning: bribe; board; supply; finance
Kun-yomi: まかな.う
On-yomi: ワイ

supple

Meaning: supple; pliant; delicate; slender
Kun-yomi: なよ.やかな/しなや.か/たお.やか
On-yomi: ジョウ/ジャク/デキ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: やわら.ぐ/かな.う/あつまりいう
On-yomi: コウ

three legged kettle

Meaning: three legged kettle
Kun-yomi: かなえ
On-yomi: テイ

suitable

Meaning: suitable; occasional; rare; qualified; capable
Kun-yomi: かな.う
On-yomi: テキ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かなわ/さ.す
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かなばさみ
On-yomi: テン/ケン/チツ

brave

Meaning: brave; cautious; sad
Kun-yomi: かな.しむ
On-yomi: キン/コン

call

Meaning: call; name; brand; address; say
Kun-yomi: たた.える/とな.える/あ.げる/かな.う/はか.る/ほめ.る
On-yomi: ショウ

sacrificial cauldron

Meaning: sacrificial cauldron
Kun-yomi: かなえ
On-yomi: ケイ/ギョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かなえのつきもの
On-yomi: ショク/シュク/シキ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ほじし/にく/さかな/はだへ
On-yomi: カイ/ゲ

fleeting

Meaning: fleeting; fickle
Kun-yomi: はかな.い/くら.い
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いた.む/かな.しむ
On-yomi:

fetters

Meaning: fetters; shackles
Kun-yomi: あしかせ/かなほだし
On-yomi: サク

incense tripod

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かなえ
On-yomi: テイ

peaceful

Meaning: peaceful; harmonious
Kun-yomi: かな.う/あ.う
On-yomi: キョウ

the young of fish

Meaning: the young of fish
Kun-yomi: さかなのこ
On-yomi: シン

like

Meaning: like
Kun-yomi: ほの.か/かく.れる/むせ.ぶ/かな.しむ
On-yomi: アイ

enemy

Meaning: enemy; foe; opponent
Kun-yomi: かたき/あだ/かな.う
On-yomi: テキ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はさみ/かなばさみ/けぬき/こばこ
On-yomi: チョウ/ショウ/ノウ

vessel

Meaning: vessel
Kun-yomi: かなぐ
On-yomi: ショウ

large tripod cauldron with small

Meaning: large tripod cauldron with small
Kun-yomi: かなえ
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: うら.む/かな.しむ
On-yomi: ショク/シキ

cross-stitch

Meaning: cross-stitch; darn
Kun-yomi: かが.る/かな/から.げる/むかばき
On-yomi: トウ

delicate

Meaning: delicate; graceful
Kun-yomi: なよ.やかな/しなや.か/たお.やか
On-yomi: ジョウ/ジャク/デキ

harmony

Meaning: harmony
Kun-yomi: かな.う/やわ.らぐ
On-yomi: カイ

metal bowl

Meaning: metal bowl
Kun-yomi: かなまり
On-yomi: エン

poor sentences

Meaning: poor sentences; bent and twisted; too complicate
Kun-yomi: きかない
On-yomi: ゴウ/ギョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さけさかな/む.す
On-yomi: シ/キ

to praise

Meaning: to praise
Kun-yomi: たた.える/とな.える/あ.げる/かな.う/はか.る/ほめ.る
On-yomi: ショウ

Cadmium (element)

Meaning: Cadmium (element)
Kun-yomi: かなえのつきもの/かどみうむ
On-yomi: レキ/リャク/カク

hoe

Meaning: hoe; mattock
Kun-yomi: かなえ
On-yomi:

wine and food eaten with wine

Meaning: wine and food eaten with wine
Kun-yomi: さけさかな/む.す
On-yomi: シ/キ

Tungsten (element)

Meaning: Tungsten (element); Wolfram
Kun-yomi: かなとこ
On-yomi: シツ/シチ

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