Search Kanji for parts: 勹

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

wrapping enclosure

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

obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release

Meaning: obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release; variant of other characters
Kun-yomi: さまた.げられる
On-yomi: コウ

ladle

Meaning: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シャク

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
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parapet

Meaning: parapet; invisible
Kun-yomi: みえぬ
On-yomi: ベン/メン

equal

Meaning: equal
Kun-yomi: すく.ない/ひと.しい
On-yomi: イン

be bent

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

equal

Meaning: equal; impartially; uniform; even
Kun-yomi: すくない/ひとしい
On-yomi: イン

fragrant

Meaning: fragrant; stink; glow; insinuate; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: にお.う/にお.い/にお.わせる
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to look upward

Meaning: to look upward
Kun-yomi: あお.ぐ/たるき/のき
On-yomi: セン/ギ/エン

not

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

monme

Meaning: monme; 3.75 grams; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: もんめ/め
On-yomi:

the period from 1 to 3 am

Meaning: the period from 1 to 3 am; 2nd character of the "branches"
Kun-yomi: うし
On-yomi: チュウ

lack

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

beggar

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

bier

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

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adroit

Meaning: adroit; skilled; ingenuity
Kun-yomi: たく.み/たく.む/うま.い
On-yomi: コウ

rush

Meaning: rush; hurry; be flustered
Kun-yomi: いそが.しい
On-yomi: ソウ

phrase

Meaning: phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku
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nickname

Meaning: nickname; number; item; title; pseudonym; name; call
Kun-yomi: さけ.ぶ/よびな
On-yomi: ゴウ

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

wrap

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: まるきばし
On-yomi: ハク/シャク/チャク/テキ

decameron

Meaning: decameron; 10-day period; season (for specific products)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジュン/シュン

decay

Meaning: decay; rot; remain in seclusion
Kun-yomi: く.ちる
On-yomi: キュウ

to pour

Meaning: to pour
Kun-yomi: うるお.う
On-yomi: サク/シャク

decapitate

Meaning: decapitate
Kun-yomi: は.ねる/くびは.ねる
On-yomi: フン

boast

Meaning: boast
Kun-yomi: ほご.る
On-yomi: コ/カ

turmoil

Meaning: turmoil; Hungary
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョウ

go-between

Meaning: go-between
Kun-yomi: なこうど
On-yomi: シャク

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

plaster over with layer of mud

Meaning: plaster over with layer of mud
Kun-yomi: こて/ぬ.る
On-yomi: オ/ウ/コ

consider

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あと
On-yomi: シャク/サク/ショウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: う.める
On-yomi: ボツ/モチ

contend

Meaning: contend; dispute; argue
Kun-yomi: あらそ.う/いか.でか
On-yomi: ソウ

color

Meaning: color
Kun-yomi: いろ
On-yomi: ショク/シキ

to follow

Meaning: to follow; to trust to; to put confidence in; to depend on; to turn around; to turn the body
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bridge

Meaning: bridge
Kun-yomi: まるきばし
On-yomi: ハク/シャク/チャク/テキ

dangerous

Meaning: dangerous; fear; uneasy
Kun-yomi: あぶ.ない/あや.うい/あや.ぶむ
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deep

Meaning: deep
Kun-yomi: かす.か
On-yomi: ブツ/モチ/コツ/コチ

ditch

Meaning: ditch; drain; narrow waterway
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ク

plant allied to the water-lily

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

angle

Meaning: angle; corner; square; horn; antlers
Kun-yomi: かど/つの
On-yomi: カク

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On-yomi: ブツ/モチ/コツ/コチ

peony

Meaning: peony
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シャク

become tired

Meaning: become tired; work busily
Kun-yomi: つか.れる
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entire

Meaning: entire; whole
Kun-yomi: まったし/はっきりしない
On-yomi: コツ/コチ

level

Meaning: level; average
Kun-yomi: なら.す
On-yomi: キン

region around the imperial capital

Meaning: region around the imperial capital; outskirts
Kun-yomi: かり
On-yomi: デン/テン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: せわ.しい
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ

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proboscis

Meaning: proboscis
Kun-yomi: くちわき/くちさき
On-yomi: フン/ブン

to strike

Meaning: to strike; to run against to throw; as a stone
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to collect

Meaning: to collect; to join together
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ladle

Meaning: ladle; scoop
Kun-yomi: ひしゃく
On-yomi: シャク/チョウ/テキ/ヒョウ

miraculous

Meaning: miraculous
Kun-yomi: あらた/やく
On-yomi: シャク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: よろ.しい/よろ.しく
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foolish

Meaning: foolish; stopped over
Kun-yomi: せむし
On-yomi: コウ/ク
礿

sacrifice

Meaning: sacrifice
Kun-yomi: まつり
On-yomi: ヤク/ヨウ

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

loquat

Meaning: loquat
Kun-yomi: こて/ぬ.る
On-yomi: オ/ウ/コ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆきなや.む
On-yomi: リョウ/ホウ/チョウ

final particle used express question

Meaning: final particle used express question
Kun-yomi: や/か
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: まぬかれる
On-yomi: メン

griping colic

Meaning: griping colic; illness; disease
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pearly

Meaning: pearly
Kun-yomi: ひか.る
On-yomi: テキ/チャク

carpenter's plane

Meaning: carpenter's plane; plane; level
Kun-yomi: けず.る
On-yomi: ホウ/ビョウ

pit

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

collapse

Meaning: collapse; break
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ

depend upon

Meaning: depend upon; support; go against; (variant deceive)
Kun-yomi: かさ.なる/よ.る/もと.る/ささ.える
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aid

Meaning: aid; help
Kun-yomi: すばしこい/なら.ぶ/たす.ける/およ.び/かわるがわる
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Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おご.る/ほこ.る
On-yomi: カ/ケ/ア

you (f)

Meaning: you (f)
Kun-yomi: はは/はぐく.む/あね
On-yomi: ダイ/ナイ/デイ/ジ/ネ/ニ

easy

Meaning: easy; ready to; simple; fortune-telling; divination
Kun-yomi: やさ.しい/やす.い
On-yomi: エキ/イ

beauty

Meaning: beauty
Kun-yomi: はは/たの.しむ/つま/うつく.しい
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clear

Meaning: clear; serene; cold
Kun-yomi: く.る/えぐ.る
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fast

Meaning: fast
Kun-yomi: すみ.やか/しめ.す/とな.える/ふか.い/つか.う
On-yomi: シュン

narrow

Meaning: narrow; cramped; confined
Kun-yomi: たけがひく.い/せま.る
On-yomi: キョク/ゴク

handful

Meaning: handful
Kun-yomi: むす.ぶ/すく.う/たなごころ
On-yomi: キク/コク

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