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

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

dry

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

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

pierce

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

cut

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

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

publish

Meaning: publish; carve; engrave
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

saguaro-like kanji

Meaning: saguaro-like kanji; horn-shaped locks of hair; young; tender
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン/ケン

sweet

Meaning: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary
Kun-yomi: あま.い/あま.える/あま.やかす/うま.い
On-yomi: カン

hairpin

Meaning: hairpin; clasp; wear in hair
Kun-yomi: かんざし
On-yomi: シン/サン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そこ.なう
On-yomi: カン

an ancient place in the state of Wu

Meaning: an ancient place in the state of Wu
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

weep

Meaning: weep
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

luxuriant growth

Meaning: luxuriant growth
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: ホウ/ブ/フウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ががいも
On-yomi: カン

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

what?

Meaning: what?
Kun-yomi: なに/なんぞ/いかん
On-yomi: ナ/ダ

examine

Meaning: examine; test; investigate
Kun-yomi: かんが.える
On-yomi: コウ

wickedness

Meaning: wickedness; mischief; rudeness
Kun-yomi: おか.す
On-yomi: カン

robust

Meaning: robust; manhood; prosperity
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: ソウ

consider

Meaning: consider; think over
Kun-yomi: かんが.える/かんが.え
On-yomi: コウ

range

Meaning: range; reach; extend; cover
Kun-yomi: わた.る/もと.める
On-yomi: コウ/カン

span

Meaning: span; request
Kun-yomi: わた.る/もと.める
On-yomi: コウ/カン

sweat

Meaning: sweat; perspire
Kun-yomi: あせ
On-yomi: カン

tin can

Meaning: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121)
Kun-yomi: かま
On-yomi: カン

wild dog (not very large)

Meaning: wild dog (not very large); lock-up
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

place name

Meaning: place name; tree cricket
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

concerned about

Meaning: concerned about
Kun-yomi: きわ.める/おか.す
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

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

restrain

Meaning: restrain
Kun-yomi: ふせ.ぐ
On-yomi: カン

sorcerer

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

pitfall

Meaning: pitfall
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: カン

wife of mother's brother

Meaning: wife of mother's brother
Kun-yomi: うつく.しい/よろこ.ぶ
On-yomi: セン/ケン/カン/キン/ゴン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: もと.める/え.る/と.める
On-yomi: カン

medicinal plantago

Meaning: medicinal plantago
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: フウ/フ

big

Meaning: big; large; robust; name of tribe
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: ソウ

sunset

Meaning: sunset; dusk; evening
Kun-yomi: く.れる
On-yomi: カン

drought

Meaning: drought; dry weather
Kun-yomi: ひでり
On-yomi: カン

perfect

Meaning: perfect; completion; end
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

shish kebab

Meaning: shish kebab; spit; skewer
Kun-yomi: くし/つらぬ.く
On-yomi: カン/ケン/セン

liver

Meaning: liver; pluck; nerve; chutzpah
Kun-yomi: きも
On-yomi: カン

bird-catching net

Meaning: bird-catching net; rare
Kun-yomi: まれ
On-yomi: カン

shield

Meaning: shield; pole
Kun-yomi: てこ
On-yomi: カン

perfume

Meaning: perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant
Kun-yomi: かんば.しい
On-yomi: ホウ

inferior variety of gem

Meaning: inferior variety of gem
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しろめ
On-yomi: カン

pit

Meaning: pit; hole
Kun-yomi: おとしあな
On-yomi: カン/ゲン/コン

jar

Meaning: jar; pot
Kun-yomi: つぼ
On-yomi: カン

big

Meaning: big
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: コウ

prosperous

Meaning: prosperous; bright; clear
Kun-yomi: さかん
On-yomi: ショウ

water from washing rice

Meaning: water from washing rice; to boil thick, as gruel; rinse & comb hair
Kun-yomi: ゆす.る
On-yomi: カン/ゴン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: きよ.める
On-yomi: カン

Nara

Meaning: Nara; what?
Kun-yomi: いかん/からなし
On-yomi: ナ/ナイ/ダイ

licorice

Meaning: licorice
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン/コン

rock

Meaning: rock; cliff
Kun-yomi: きぬた
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あき.らか
On-yomi: ケン/カン

volume

Meaning: volume; book; part
Kun-yomi: ま.く/まき
On-yomi: カン/ケン

strong

Meaning: strong; just; righteous; peace-loving
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: カン

bureaucrat

Meaning: bureaucrat; the government
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

so

Meaning: so
Kun-yomi: ふく.む
On-yomi: カン

flourishing

Meaning: flourishing; successful; beautiful; vigorous
Kun-yomi: かがや.き/うつくし.い/さかん
On-yomi: オウ/キョウ/ゴウ

box (archaic)

Meaning: box (archaic)
Kun-yomi: はこ/い.れる
On-yomi: カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン/ケン/ギン/ゴン/リン

shut one's mouth

Meaning: shut one's mouth
Kun-yomi: つぐ.む
On-yomi: カン/ケン

give pleasure

Meaning: give pleasure; be pleased; happy
Kun-yomi: よろこ.ぶ
On-yomi: カン

hard

Meaning: hard; wise
Kun-yomi: かた.い
On-yomi: カン/ケン/コウ/キョウ

gate bar

Meaning: gate bar
Kun-yomi: かんぬき
On-yomi: サン/セン

an ancient feudal State in Shaanxi

Meaning: an ancient feudal State in Shaanxi
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シュン/カン

box

Meaning: box
Kun-yomi: はこ/い.れる
On-yomi: カン

wicked

Meaning: wicked; mischief; seduce; rape; noisy
Kun-yomi: かしま.しい/みだら/よこしま
On-yomi: カン/ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: まったし/けが.す
On-yomi: コン/カン

river in Henan province

Meaning: river in Henan province
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: エン/オン/カン

clear

Meaning: clear; bright
Kun-yomi: あき.らか
On-yomi: カン

hack

Meaning: hack; chop; cut; fell
Kun-yomi: き.る
On-yomi: カン/コン/キン

lock

Meaning: lock; latch; bar; bolt
Kun-yomi: かんぬき/とざし
On-yomi: テン

door bar placed outside a door

Meaning: door bar placed outside a door
Kun-yomi: かんぬき/とびら
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ/ヘン

worm

Meaning: worm
Kun-yomi: ぼうふら
On-yomi: カン

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