Search Kanji for radical: 口

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mouth

Meaning: mouth
Kun-yomi: くち
On-yomi: コウ/ク

old

Meaning: old
Kun-yomi: ふる.い/ふる-/-ふる.す
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seduce

Meaning: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold)
Kun-yomi: め.す
On-yomi: ショウ

director

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

Meaning: history; chronicle
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right

Meaning: right
Kun-yomi: みぎ
On-yomi: ウ/ユウ

grant

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

phrase

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

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

courtesy

Meaning: courtesy
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On-yomi: テイ

truly

Meaning: truly; graciously; gratuitously; ravenously
Kun-yomi: みだりに
On-yomi: トウ

another

Meaning: another; separate; other
Kun-yomi: わか.れる/さ.く/べつ.の/べつ.に
On-yomi: レイ/リョウ

open

Meaning: open
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On-yomi: ハツ

to cut meat off away from bones

Meaning: to cut meat off away from bones; ancient torture
Kun-yomi: わ.ける/さ.く
On-yomi: カ/ケ

straw bag

Meaning: straw bag; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: かます
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cannot

Meaning: cannot; be unable do; improbable; thereupon
Kun-yomi: でき.ない/すこぶる/ついに
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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

a marsh at the foot of the hills

Meaning: a marsh at the foot of the hills; name of a river
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can

Meaning: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not
Kun-yomi: -べ.き/-べ.し
On-yomi: カ/コク

pedestal

Meaning: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles
Kun-yomi: うてな/われ/つかさ
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ

only

Meaning: only; free; in addition
Kun-yomi: ただ
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strike

Meaning: strike; beat; hit; thrash; criticize
Kun-yomi: たた.く/はた.く/すぎ
On-yomi: コウ

suck

Meaning: suck; imbibe; inhale; sip
Kun-yomi: す.う
On-yomi: キュウ

same

Meaning: same; agree; equal
Kun-yomi: おな.じ
On-yomi: ドウ

shout

Meaning: shout; exclaim; yell
Kun-yomi: さけ.ぶ
On-yomi: キョウ

each

Meaning: each; every; either
Kun-yomi: おのおの
On-yomi: カク

yonder

Meaning: yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach
Kun-yomi: む.く/む.い/-む.き/む.ける/-む.け/む.かう/む.かい/む.こう/む.
On-yomi: コウ

empress

Meaning: empress; queen; after; behind; back; later
Kun-yomi: きさき
On-yomi: コウ/ゴ

shout

Meaning: shout; roar; bellow; scold
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inch

Meaning: inch
Kun-yomi: インチ
On-yomi: トウ/ドウ/スン

name

Meaning: name; noted; distinguished; reputation
Kun-yomi: な/-な
On-yomi: メイ/ミョウ

exclamation

Meaning: exclamation
Kun-yomi: ああ
On-yomi: ク/ウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おいぼ.れる
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ

scare

Meaning: scare; frighten; intimidate
Kun-yomi: おど.す
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fit

Meaning: fit; suit; join; 0.1
Kun-yomi: あ.う/-あ.う/あ.い/あい-/-あ.い/-あい/あ.わす/あ.わせる/-あ.
On-yomi: ゴウ/ガッ/カッ

suspend

Meaning: suspend; hang; wear (sword)
Kun-yomi: つ.る/つる.す
On-yomi: チョウ

spit

Meaning: spit; vomit; belch; confess; tell (lies)
Kun-yomi: は.く/つ.く
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good luck

Meaning: good luck; joy; congratulations
Kun-yomi: よし
On-yomi: キチ/キツ

stammer

Meaning: stammer
Kun-yomi: ども.る
On-yomi: キツ

officer

Meaning: officer; an official
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negate

Meaning: negate; no; noes; refuse; decline; deny
Kun-yomi: いな/いや
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bark

Meaning: bark; howl; cry
Kun-yomi: ほえ.る/ほ.える
On-yomi: ハイ/ベイ

give

Meaning: give; do something for
Kun-yomi: く.れる/くれ
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I

Meaning: I; my; our; one's own
Kun-yomi: われ/わが-/あ-
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drink

Meaning: drink
Kun-yomi: の.む
On-yomi: トン/ドン

swallow

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こえ
On-yomi: カイ/ケ/カ

vomit

Meaning: vomit; annoy; enrage
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spine

Meaning: spine; backbone
Kun-yomi: せぼね
On-yomi: ロ/リョ

versify

Meaning: versify; singing; recital
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ギン

bark

Meaning: bark; growl
Kun-yomi: ほえ.る
On-yomi: コウ/ウン/イン/オン/グ

open one's mouth

Meaning: open one's mouth; bare one's teeth; empty
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ガ/カ

used to represent sound

Meaning: used to represent sound
Kun-yomi: うめ.く
On-yomi: イ/キ

open-mouthed laughter

Meaning: open-mouthed laughter; listen to; pound (sterling, lb)
Kun-yomi: ポンド/わら.う
On-yomi: キン

blame

Meaning: blame
Kun-yomi: そし.る
On-yomi: ヒツ/ビチ/ヒ

throat

Meaning: throat; neck; pivot
Kun-yomi: のど
On-yomi: コウ

emphatic final particle

Meaning: emphatic final particle
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハ/ヘ

bark

Meaning: bark; bay; howl; bellow; roar; cry
Kun-yomi: ほ.える
On-yomi: コウ/ク

metric ton

Meaning: metric ton
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トン

suck

Meaning: suck
Kun-yomi: す.う
On-yomi: セン/シュン

move

Meaning: move
Kun-yomi: うご.く/か.える/か.わる
On-yomi: グウ/ゲ/カ

stutter

Meaning: stutter
Kun-yomi: ども.る
On-yomi: トツ

open

Meaning: open; begin; commence; explain
Kun-yomi: ひら.く
On-yomi: ケイ

give an order

Meaning: give an order; sprout forth
Kun-yomi: ふ.く
On-yomi: フン

chirping

Meaning: chirping; squeaking; hissing
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On-yomi: シ/キ

miserly

Meaning: miserly; stingy; sparing
Kun-yomi: しわ.い/やぶさ.かな/おし.む
On-yomi: リン

name of warring state

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

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

foot

Meaning: foot
Kun-yomi: ふいいと
On-yomi: シャク

argue

Meaning: argue; dispute; disturb; annoy
Kun-yomi: さえず.る/こえ
On-yomi: ビョウ/ミョウ/ソウ/ショウ

belch

Meaning: belch; hiccup
Kun-yomi: な.く
On-yomi: アク/アイ

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On-yomi: コク

star

Meaning: star
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケイ

moo of a cow

Meaning: moo of a cow; scream; to yell; dogs barking at each other
Kun-yomi: ほえ.る
On-yomi: コウ/ウン/イン/オン/グ

revelation

Meaning: revelation; tell; inform; announce
Kun-yomi: つ.げる
On-yomi: コク

gallon

Meaning: gallon; quart
Kun-yomi: がろん/くおおと
On-yomi: ショウ

to chew

Meaning: to chew; to masticate; to dwell on; Chinese medicine term
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display

Meaning: display; offer; present; send; exhibit
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テイ

mister

Meaning: mister; you; ruler; male name suffix
Kun-yomi: きみ/-ぎみ
On-yomi: クン

include

Meaning: include; bear in mind; understand; cherish
Kun-yomi: ふく.む/ふく.める
On-yomi: ガン

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