Search Kanji for parts: 一大

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heavens

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

dart

Meaning: dart; arrow
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center

Meaning: center; middle
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: オウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: なめ.らか
On-yomi: タイ/タツ/タチ/タ

common laborer

Meaning: common laborer
Kun-yomi: むすめむこ
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barbarian

Meaning: barbarian; savage; Ainu
Kun-yomi: えびす/えみし/ころ.す/たい.らげる
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frontier pass

Meaning: frontier pass; close; relation
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ovetous

Meaning: ovetous; lustful; show an expression of deep resentment; term of endearment for boys; married couple; spouses
Kun-yomi: むさぼ.る/せ/せうと/なせ/みょうと
On-yomi: フ/ヨウ/ウ/ユウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そ.える/そ.う/も.える/も.う
On-yomi: テン

swallow

Meaning: swallow; absorb; annex; engulf
Kun-yomi: のむ
On-yomi: ドン/トン/テン

re-

Meaning: re-; return; revert; resume; restore; go backwards
Kun-yomi: もど.す/もど.る
On-yomi: レイ

name of warring state

Meaning: name of warring state; surname
Kun-yomi: く.れる/くれ
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transfer

Meaning: transfer; alternation
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テツ

run

Meaning: run; bustle
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: ホン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おご.る/ほこ.る
On-yomi: カ/ケ/ア

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: めい/おい
On-yomi: テツ/チツ/ジチ/イツ/イチ

licentious

Meaning: licentious; libertine; dissipate
Kun-yomi: あふ.れる
On-yomi: イツ/イチ/テツ/デチ

skin

Meaning: skin; superficial; shallow
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Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いわ.んや/は.ぐ/はぎ
On-yomi: シン

sky

Meaning: sky; big
Kun-yomi: そら
On-yomi: コウ

beat

Meaning: beat
Kun-yomi: むちう.つ
On-yomi: チツ/チチ

escort

Meaning: escort; send
Kun-yomi: おく.る
On-yomi: ソウ

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On-yomi: チ/ジ

perverse

Meaning: perverse; recalcitrant; rebellious
Kun-yomi: もどす/もとる/いたる
On-yomi: レイ/ライ

Ormazda

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

strange

Meaning: strange; strangeness; curiosity
Kun-yomi: く.しき/あや.しい/くし/めずら.しい
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Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しげ.る
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observance

Meaning: observance; offer; present; dedicate
Kun-yomi: たてまつ.る/まつ.る/ほう.ずる
On-yomi: ホウ/ブ

ticket

Meaning: ticket
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

inferior agate

Meaning: inferior agate
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big

Meaning: big
Kun-yomi: おお.きい
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On-yomi: コウ

1

Meaning: 1; 2 pr stone
Kun-yomi: いし
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play music

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

the declining sun in the west

Meaning: the declining sun in the west
Kun-yomi: かたむ.く
On-yomi: テツ/デチ/イツ

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

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Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チツ/ジチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すす.む/まつ
On-yomi: ギ/ゲ/シ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン

book cover

Meaning: book cover; satchel or bag
Kun-yomi: さや
On-yomi: チツ/ジチ

screw

Meaning: screw; twist; wrench; distort
Kun-yomi: よじ.る/ね.じる/ねじ.れる/もじ.る
On-yomi: レイ/レツ

silkworm

Meaning: silkworm
Kun-yomi: かいこ/こ
On-yomi: サン/テン

to labor

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

tears

Meaning: tears; sympathy
Kun-yomi: なみだ
On-yomi: ルイ/レイ

carve

Meaning: carve
Kun-yomi: きざ.む
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to play around

Meaning: to play around; to joke around; be delighted; maid servant
Kun-yomi: たわむ.れる/はした.め
On-yomi: キ/アイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆ.く
On-yomi: チ/ジ

river bank

Meaning: river bank; water's edge
Kun-yomi: ほとり
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kind of water-beetle cash

Meaning: kind of water-beetle cash; then dollars and money generally
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majestic plural

Meaning: majestic plural; imperial we
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チン

great

Meaning: great; big; tall; vast; noble; high in rank; very; much
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to pound (grain) in order to remove the husk

Meaning: to pound (grain) in order to remove the husk
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cry

Meaning: cry; honking of birds; droning of cicadas
Kun-yomi: れつ
On-yomi: レイ

alas

Meaning: alas
Kun-yomi: ああ/あお/いやいやこた.える
On-yomi: カイ/キ/アイ/イ

lean on

Meaning: lean on; rest against
Kun-yomi: よ.る/たの.む
On-yomi: イ/キ

to treat well

Meaning: to treat well; to detain; article; friendship
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

stipend

Meaning: stipend; salary
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ

fist

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

pull

Meaning: pull; hold back
Kun-yomi: ひ.く
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book cover

Meaning: book cover; satchel or bag
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チツ/ジチ

pupil

Meaning: pupil
Kun-yomi: ひとみ
On-yomi: チン/ジン/ショウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くるりや
On-yomi: チュウ/チュ

young melons just forming

Meaning: young melons just forming
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テツ/デチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あつ.い/うごめ.く/と.む
On-yomi: シュン/チュン

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On-yomi: ホウ/ホ/フ

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On-yomi: コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: きよ.い
On-yomi: セツ/セチ

luxuriant growth

Meaning: luxuriant growth; gentle; docile
Kun-yomi: ああ
On-yomi: イ/ア

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: わずらわ.しい
On-yomi: ホク

species of water plant

Meaning: species of water plant; flower
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ/フ/ボ

the rocks on the hills are of different shapes

Meaning: the rocks on the hills are of different shapes; rugged and weird; character different from others
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to manipulate

Meaning: to manipulate; pricker for a lamp wick
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テン

draw near

Meaning: draw near; stop in; bring near; gather; collect; send; forward
Kun-yomi: よ.る/-よ.り/よ.せる
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to recite

Meaning: to recite; to intone; to chant
Kun-yomi: おおごえ
On-yomi: ホウ/ホ/ブ

thighs

Meaning: thighs; haunches; rump; share
Kun-yomi: また/もも
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lift up

Meaning: lift up; give; offer; consecrate; sacrifice; dedicate
Kun-yomi: ささ.げる
On-yomi: ホウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つまび.らか/うやうや.しい
On-yomi: イ/エイ

to worship

Meaning: to worship; to honor by a rite or service; to offer sacrifices
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