Search Kanji for ka

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feathered stick

Meaning: feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6)
Kun-yomi: かぎ
On-yomi: ケツ

hidden

Meaning: hidden; mysterious; secret; to conceal; small; minute; fishhook radical variant (no. 5)
Kun-yomi: かく.す/かく.れる/かか.す/よ.る
On-yomi: イン/オン

power

Meaning: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert
Kun-yomi: ちから
On-yomi: リョク/リキ/リイ

open box enclosure

Meaning: open box enclosure; open box radical (no. 17)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

wild goose

Meaning: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
Kun-yomi: かりがね
On-yomi: カン

mow

Meaning: mow; cut grass; subdue
Kun-yomi: おさ.める/か.る
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ/ゲ

above

Meaning: above
Kun-yomi: うえ/うわ-/かみ/あ.げる/あ.がる/あ.がり/のぼ.る/のぼ.せる/のぼ.す
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ

under

Meaning: under; underneath; below; down; inferior; bring down
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.す/くだ.さる/お.ろす/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

sword

Meaning: sword; saber; knife
Kun-yomi: かたな/そり
On-yomi: トウ

curving river radical (no.47)

Meaning: curving river radical (no.47)
Kun-yomi: かわ
On-yomi: セン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かたむ.ける
On-yomi: ショク/シキ/レツ/レチ

stream

Meaning: stream; river; river or 3-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Kun-yomi: かわ
On-yomi: セン

above

Meaning: above; up
Kun-yomi: うえ/-うえ/うわ-/かみ/あ.げる/-あ.げる/あ.がる/-あ.がる/あ.がり
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ/シャン

dry

Meaning: dry; parch
Kun-yomi: ほ.す/ほ.し-/-ぼ.し/ひ.る
On-yomi: カン

to be (classical)

Meaning: to be (classical)
Kun-yomi: なり/か/また
On-yomi: ヤ/エ

counter for articles

Meaning: counter for articles; individual
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カ/コ

larvae of the mosquito

Meaning: larvae of the mosquito
Kun-yomi: ひだりのうでがない/みじか.い
On-yomi: ケツ/カチ/キョウ/ク/クツ

corpse

Meaning: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)
Kun-yomi: かたしろ
On-yomi:

bestow

Meaning: bestow; participate in; give; award; impart; provide; cause; gift; godsend
Kun-yomi: あた.える/あずか.る/くみ.する/ともに
On-yomi:

below

Meaning: below; down; descend; give; low; inferior
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.り/くだ.す/-くだ.す/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あげまき/あらがね/くさかんむり
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くさかんむり
On-yomi: ソウ

jammed in

Meaning: jammed in; shellfish; mediate; concern oneself with
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カイ

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

fire

Meaning: fire; fire radical (no. 86)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヒョウ/カ

mutually

Meaning: mutually; reciprocally; together
Kun-yomi: たが.い/かたみ.に
On-yomi:

in

Meaning: in; inside; middle; mean; center
Kun-yomi: なか/うち/あた.る
On-yomi: チュウ

branch

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

be bent

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

decide

Meaning: decide; determine; archery glove
Kun-yomi: わ.ける
On-yomi: カイ/ケツ/ケチ

early death

Meaning: early death; calamity
Kun-yomi: わか.い/わかじに/わざわい
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/カ

lofty

Meaning: lofty; high; raise; high-priced
Kun-yomi: のぞ.む/な.す/たか.ぶる
On-yomi: キョウ/ゴウ

day

Meaning: day; sun; Japan; counter for days
Kun-yomi: ひ/-び/-か
On-yomi: ニチ/ジツ

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かす.か
On-yomi: アツ/エチ

reap

Meaning: reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Kun-yomi: か.る
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ

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

not

Meaning: not; must not; do not; be not
Kun-yomi: なか.れ/なし
On-yomi: モチ/ブツ/ボツ

do not

Meaning: do not; must not; be not; mother radical (no. 80)
Kun-yomi: はは/ぼ/ない/なか.れ
On-yomi: ブ/ム

beggar

Meaning: beggar; beg; give
Kun-yomi: こ.う
On-yomi: カイ

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

circle

Meaning: circle; yen; round
Kun-yomi: まる.い/まる/まど/まど.か/まろ.やか
On-yomi: エン

high spirits

Meaning: high spirits
Kun-yomi: たかぶる
On-yomi: コウ

be seen dimly

Meaning: be seen dimly; suggest; intimate; faint; stupid; hint
Kun-yomi: ほの.か/ほの-/ほの.めかす/ほの.めく/かたむ.く
On-yomi: ソク

one-sided

Meaning: one-sided; leaf; sheet; right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Kun-yomi: かた-/かた
On-yomi: ヘン

beforehand

Meaning: beforehand; previous; myself; I
Kun-yomi: あらかじ.め
On-yomi: ヨ/シャ

change

Meaning: change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
Kun-yomi: ば.ける/ば.かす/ふ.ける/け.する
On-yomi: カ/ケ

lack

Meaning: lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76)
Kun-yomi: か.ける/か.く
On-yomi: ケツ/ケン

halberd

Meaning: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)
Kun-yomi: ほこ/ほこづくり
On-yomi:

dense

Meaning: dense
Kun-yomi: さんらん.する
On-yomi: カイ

direction

Meaning: direction; person; alternative
Kun-yomi: かた/-かた/-がた
On-yomi: ホウ

fire

Meaning: fire
Kun-yomi: ひ/-び/ほ-
On-yomi:

anti-

Meaning: anti-
Kun-yomi: そ.る/そ.らす/かえ.す/かえ.る/-かえ.る
On-yomi: ハン/ホン/タン/ホ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かさ
On-yomi: サン

pierce

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

hill

Meaning: hill; knoll
Kun-yomi: おか
On-yomi: キュウ

heavy load

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

daybreak

Meaning: daybreak; dawn; morning
Kun-yomi: あき.らか/あきら/ただし/あさ/あした
On-yomi: タン/ダン

question mark

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

round

Meaning: round
Kun-yomi: まわ.る/まわ.す/もとお.る/か.える
On-yomi: カイ/エ

pelt

Meaning: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107)
Kun-yomi: かわ
On-yomi:

outside

Meaning: outside
Kun-yomi: そと/ほか/はず.す/はず.れる/と-
On-yomi: ガイ/ゲ

attend

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

director

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

cut

Meaning: cut; whittle
Kun-yomi: き.る/けず.る
On-yomi: カン/セン

invariably

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

beggar

Meaning: beggar; beg; give
Kun-yomi: こう/あた.える
On-yomi: カツ/カチ/カイ

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かしこ.い
On-yomi: ジン/ニン

card

Meaning: card; punch card; calorie
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サ/カ/ソウ

moreover

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

grant

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

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: かりがね/がんだれ
On-yomi: カン

armor

Meaning: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace
Kun-yomi: きのえ
On-yomi: コウ/カン/カ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たい.らか
On-yomi: テイ/チョウ/テン

melon

Meaning: melon
Kun-yomi: うり
On-yomi: カ/ケ

large goblet

Meaning: large goblet; apt; fitting
Kun-yomi: さかずき
On-yomi:

tile

Meaning: tile; gram
Kun-yomi: かわら/ぐらむ
On-yomi:

you

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

scold

Meaning: scold; reprove
Kun-yomi: しか.る
On-yomi: シツ/シチ

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