Search Kanji for ken

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lack

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

dog

Meaning: dog
Kun-yomi: いぬ/いぬ-
On-yomi: ケン

saguaro-like kanji

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

to fly

Meaning: to fly
Kun-yomi: とぶ
On-yomi: ケン

baby

Meaning: baby; infant
Kun-yomi: こども
On-yomi: ケン/ガチ

affair

Meaning: affair; case; matter; item
Kun-yomi: くだん
On-yomi: ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ほ.こる/つつし.む
On-yomi: ケン/キョウ/キン/ゴン

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

plant allied to the water-lily

Meaning: plant allied to the water-lily
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

salt marsh plant

Meaning: salt marsh plant
Kun-yomi: じしばり
On-yomi: キン/ゴン/ケン

beauty

Meaning: beauty; splendor
Kun-yomi: うつく.しい
On-yomi: ケン

shish kebab

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: のぞ.む
On-yomi: ケン/コン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン/ゲン

see

Meaning: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
Kun-yomi: み.る/み.える/み.せる
On-yomi: ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おお.きい
On-yomi: ケン/ガン

weep

Meaning: weep; cry; shine; glisten
Kun-yomi: なが.れる
On-yomi: ケン/ゲン

become fatigued

Meaning: become fatigued; stop
Kun-yomi: てがた/わりふ
On-yomi: ケン

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

beautiful

Meaning: beautiful
Kun-yomi: うつくしい
On-yomi: ケンゲン

volume

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

drain between fields

Meaning: drain between fields; irrigation
Kun-yomi: みぞ
On-yomi: ケン/ケイ/キョウ

Ormazda

Meaning: Ormazda; god of the Zoroastrians (extended to god of the Manicheans)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン/テン

shovel

Meaning: shovel; trough used to carry water
Kun-yomi: すき
On-yomi: ケン/コン

ticket

Meaning: ticket
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

shoulder

Meaning: shoulder
Kun-yomi: かた
On-yomi: ケン

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いし
On-yomi: ケン

hard

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

shine

Meaning: shine; glitter; show off; flaunt
Kun-yomi: ひか.る
On-yomi: ケン

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

name of a river in Shandong

Meaning: name of a river in Shandong; marsh; float
Kun-yomi: さわ/ただよ.う/きよ.い
On-yomi: ケン/ケイ/キョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: とりかぶと
On-yomi: コン/ケン

long day

Meaning: long day; extended; relaxed
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

the sound of a crash

Meaning: the sound of a crash
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ケン/キン

scroll

Meaning: scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Kun-yomi: ま.く/まき/ま.き
On-yomi: カン/ケン

cross-bow which discharged several bolts in succession

Meaning: cross-bow which discharged several bolts in succession
Kun-yomi: いしゆみ/ま.がる/まき
On-yomi: ケン

wicked

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

drain between fields

Meaning: drain between fields; irrigation
Kun-yomi: みぞ
On-yomi: ケン/テイ/キョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン/ケン

majestic

Meaning: majestic
Kun-yomi: おそ.れる
On-yomi: ケン/クン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

select

Meaning: select; pick out
Kun-yomi: えら.ぶ
On-yomi: カン/ケン

compare

Meaning: compare; spy on
Kun-yomi: たと.える/うかが.う
On-yomi: ケン

build

Meaning: build
Kun-yomi: た.てる/た.て/-だ.て/た.つ
On-yomi: ケン/コン

drought

Meaning: drought; dry; dessicate; drink up; heaven; emperor
Kun-yomi: かわ.く/かわ.かす/ほ.す/ひ.る/いぬい
On-yomi: カン/ケン

polish

Meaning: polish; study of; sharpen
Kun-yomi: と.ぐ
On-yomi: ケン

prefecture

Meaning: prefecture
Kun-yomi: か.ける
On-yomi: ケン

cramps

Meaning: cramps
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ゲン/ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はれぎ
On-yomi: ケン

to labor

Meaning: to labor; tired
Kun-yomi: つと.める/う.む
On-yomi: ケン/カン

light of the sun

Meaning: light of the sun; to dry in the sun
Kun-yomi: かわ.かす
On-yomi: ケン/テン/カン/キ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: か.ける/か.く
On-yomi: ケツ/ケン

beauty of face

Meaning: beauty of face
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: エン/ケン

anger

Meaning: anger; worry; impatience
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: エン/ケン

light of the sun

Meaning: light of the sun; to dry in the sun
Kun-yomi: あき.らか
On-yomi: ケン/カン

edible greens

Meaning: edible greens; amaranth
Kun-yomi: ひゆ
On-yomi: カン/ケン

short-tempered

Meaning: short-tempered
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おと
On-yomi: キン/ゴン/ケン

lack

Meaning: lack; gap; fail
Kun-yomi: か.ける/か.く
On-yomi: ケツ/ケン

wolf

Meaning: wolf; be flurried
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン/バイ/ハイ

vomit

Meaning: vomit; spit up
Kun-yomi: は.く
On-yomi: ケン

drop

Meaning: drop; pure
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

frugal

Meaning: frugal; economy; thrifty
Kun-yomi: つま.しい/つづまやか
On-yomi: ケン

concurrently

Meaning: concurrently; and
Kun-yomi: か.ねる/-か.ねる
On-yomi: ケン

sabre

Meaning: sabre; sword; blade; clock hand
Kun-yomi: つるぎ
On-yomi: ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たと.える/うかが.う
On-yomi: ケン

respect

Meaning: respect
Kun-yomi: つつし.む
On-yomi: ケン

now

Meaning: now; here; this; time; year
Kun-yomi: しげ.る/ます/むしろ/ここに
On-yomi: シ/ケン

fist

Meaning: fist
Kun-yomi: こぶし
On-yomi: ケン/ゲン

flats

Meaning: flats; counter for houses; eaves
Kun-yomi: のき
On-yomi: ケン

steep hill

Meaning: steep hill; mountain in Hubei
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい
On-yomi: ケン

precipitous

Meaning: precipitous; inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい
On-yomi: ケン

sphere

Meaning: sphere; circle; radius; range
Kun-yomi: かこ.い
On-yomi: ケン

raise

Meaning: raise; hoist
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キン/ケン

bamboo tube

Meaning: bamboo tube; wooden peg; spout
Kun-yomi: せん
On-yomi: ケン/カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たま
On-yomi: ケン/ケイ/ギョウ

dazzled

Meaning: dazzled; signal with eyes
Kun-yomi: またた.く/めくわ.す/めくわ.せる
On-yomi: ケン/シュン

grind

Meaning: grind
Kun-yomi: とぐ/みがく
On-yomi: ケン

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