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

one

Meaning: one; one radical (no.1)
Kun-yomi: ひと-/ひと.つ
On-yomi: イチ/イツ

to join or connect the vine

Meaning: to join or connect the vine
Kun-yomi: まつわる
On-yomi: キュウ

wrapping enclosure

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

two

Meaning: two; two radical (no.2)
Kun-yomi: ふた/ふた.つ/ふたた.び
On-yomi: ニ/ジ

nine

Meaning: nine
Kun-yomi: ここの/ここの.つ
On-yomi: キュウ/ク

seven

Meaning: seven
Kun-yomi: なな/なな.つ/なの
On-yomi: シチ

eight

Meaning: eight; eight radical (no. 12)
Kun-yomi: や/や.つ/やっ.つ/よう
On-yomi: ハチ

self

Meaning: self; snake; serpent
Kun-yomi: おのれ/つちのと/な
On-yomi: コ/キ

three

Meaning: three
Kun-yomi: み/み.つ/みっ.つ
On-yomi: サン/ゾウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: アツ/エチ

to assemble. to gather together

Meaning: to assemble. to gather together
Kun-yomi: あつまる
On-yomi: シュウ/ジュウ

soil

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

foe

Meaning: foe; enemy; revenge; grudge; feud
Kun-yomi: あだ/あた/かたき/つれあい
On-yomi: キュウ/グ

five

Meaning: five
Kun-yomi: いつ/いつ.つ
On-yomi:

branch

Meaning: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65)
Kun-yomi: ささ.える/つか.える/か.う
On-yomi:

pair

Meaning: pair; set; comparison; counter for pairs
Kun-yomi: ふた/たぐい/ならぶ/ふたつ
On-yomi: ソウ

soldier

Meaning: soldier; private; die
Kun-yomi: そっ.する/お.える/お.わる/ついに/にわか
On-yomi: ソツ/シュツ

six

Meaning: six
Kun-yomi: む/む.つ/むっ.つ/むい
On-yomi: ロク/リク

crossing

Meaning: crossing; crossroad; street corners; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: つじ
On-yomi:

claw

Meaning: claw; nail; talon
Kun-yomi: つめ/つま-
On-yomi: ソウ

one

Meaning: one
Kun-yomi: ひと-/ひと.つ
On-yomi: イチ/イツ

part

Meaning: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku; 100
Kun-yomi: わ.ける/わ.け/わ.かれる/わ.かる/わ.かつ
On-yomi: ブン/フン/ブ

heavens

Meaning: heavens; sky; imperial
Kun-yomi: あまつ/あめ/あま-
On-yomi: テン

catch

Meaning: catch
Kun-yomi: も.つ/と.る
On-yomi: ケキ/キャク

month

Meaning: month; moon
Kun-yomi: つき
On-yomi: ゲツ/ガツ

four

Meaning: four
Kun-yomi: よ/よ.つ/よっ.つ/よん
On-yomi:

pierce

Meaning: pierce; penetrate; brace
Kun-yomi: つらぬ.く
On-yomi: カン

to create

Meaning: to create; to make; to invent; to begin
Kun-yomi: つく.る/はじ.める/きず.つける
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ

stand up

Meaning: stand up; rise; set up; erect
Kun-yomi: た.つ/-た.つ/た.ち-/た.てる/-た.てる/た.て-/たて-/-た.て/-
On-yomi: リツ/リュウ/リットル

heavy load

Meaning: heavy load; burden; lift up
Kun-yomi: かつ.ぐ/にな.う
On-yomi: コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はな.つ
On-yomi: コウ

attend

Meaning: attend; doing; official; serve
Kun-yomi: つか.える
On-yomi: シ/ジ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆびのまた/なつめ
On-yomi: ロク/キョク

director

Meaning: director; official; govt office; rule; administer
Kun-yomi: つかさど.る
On-yomi:

four

Meaning: four
Kun-yomi: よ/よ.つ/よっ.つ/よん
On-yomi:

un-

Meaning: un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: いま.だ/ま.だ/ひつじ
On-yomi: ミ/ビ

bier

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

adhere

Meaning: adhere; attach; refer to; append
Kun-yomi: つ.ける/-つ.ける/-づ.ける/つ.け/つ.け-/-つ.け/-づ.け/-づけ/
On-yomi:

moreover

Meaning: moreover; also; furthermore
Kun-yomi: か.つ
On-yomi: ショ/ソ/ショウ

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: さ.く/はりつ.け/ひら.く
On-yomi: タク/チャク

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

another

Meaning: another; separate; other
Kun-yomi: わか.れる/さ.く/べつ.の/べつ.に
On-yomi: レイ/リョウ

cannot

Meaning: cannot; be unable do; improbable; thereupon
Kun-yomi: でき.ない/すこぶる/ついに
On-yomi:

copy

Meaning: copy; be photographed; describe
Kun-yomi: うつ.す/うつ.る/うつ-/うつ.し
On-yomi: シャ/ジャ

two

Meaning: two
Kun-yomi: ふた-/ふた.つ/ふたた.び
On-yomi: ニ/ジ

cane

Meaning: cane; stick
Kun-yomi: つえ/つわもの/まわり/よる
On-yomi: ジョウ/チョウ

strike

Meaning: strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen
Kun-yomi: う.つ/う.ち-/ぶ.つ
On-yomi: ダ/ダアス

5th calendar sign

Meaning: 5th calendar sign
Kun-yomi: つちのえ
On-yomi: ボ/ボウ

wrap

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

pedestal

Meaning: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles
Kun-yomi: うてな/われ/つかさ
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ

soup

Meaning: soup; juice; broth; sap; gravy; pus
Kun-yomi: しる/-しる/つゆ
On-yomi: ジュウ

guy

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

dirt clod

Meaning: dirt clod; piece
Kun-yomi: かた.まり/つちくれ
On-yomi: カイ/ケ

trim

Meaning: trim
Kun-yomi: けず.る/た.つ/え.る/すりへ.る
On-yomi: ガン/グン

handsome

Meaning: handsome
Kun-yomi: うつく.しい
On-yomi:

meeting

Meaning: meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join
Kun-yomi: あ.う/あ.わせる/あつ.まる
On-yomi: カイ/エ

handle

Meaning: handle; entertain; thresh; strip
Kun-yomi: あつか.い/あつか.う/あつか.る/こ.く
On-yomi: ソウ/キュウ

low-lying land

Meaning: low-lying land; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: あくつ
On-yomi:

both

Meaning: both; old Japanese coin; counter for carriages (e.g., in a train); two
Kun-yomi: てる/ふたつ
On-yomi: リョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: コウ/キョウ

offing

Meaning: offing; open sea; rise high into sky
Kun-yomi: おき/おきつ/ちゅう.する/わく
On-yomi: チュウ

5

Meaning: 5; 5-man squad; file; line
Kun-yomi: いつつ
On-yomi:

next

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

II

Meaning: II; two; second
Kun-yomi: ふた.つ/そえ
On-yomi: ニ/ジ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はやくうつ
On-yomi: チョウ/テキ/チャク/シャク

dike

Meaning: dike; embankment
Kun-yomi: つつ.み/きし/くぼ.む
On-yomi: ウ/オ/イ/キョ

destroyed

Meaning: destroyed; ruined; to subvert; to injure
Kun-yomi: やぶ.る/やぶ.れる/くつが.えす/くつが.える
On-yomi:

three

Meaning: three
Kun-yomi: み/み.つ/みっ.つ
On-yomi: サン/ゾウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆみをはってねら.う/も.つ
On-yomi: オ/ウ/コ/ク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い/つよいゆみ
On-yomi: キョウ/ゴウ/キ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つの
On-yomi: ロク

suspend

Meaning: suspend; hang; wear (sword)
Kun-yomi: つ.る/つる.す
On-yomi: チョウ

exhaust

Meaning: exhaust; use up; run out of; deplete; befriend; serve
Kun-yomi: つ.くす/-つ.くす/-づ.くし/-つ.く/-づ.く/-ず.く/つ.きる/つ.か
On-yomi: ジン/サン

to bump

Meaning: to bump
Kun-yomi: つ.く
On-yomi: トウ/ジョウ/テイ/チョウ

desk

Meaning: desk; table
Kun-yomi: つくえ
On-yomi:

towering mountains

Meaning: towering mountains
Kun-yomi: そばだ.つ
On-yomi: キツ

transmit

Meaning: transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition
Kun-yomi: つた.わる/つた.える/つた.う/つだ.う/-づた.い/つて
On-yomi: デン/テン

sheep

Meaning: sheep
Kun-yomi: ひつじ
On-yomi: ヨウ

discard

Meaning: discard; reject; lose
Kun-yomi: さる/なげう.つ
On-yomi: チュウ/チュ

spit

Meaning: spit; vomit; belch; confess; tell (lies)
Kun-yomi: は.く/つ.く
On-yomi:

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