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

one

Meaning: one; one radical (no.1)
Kun-yomi: ひと-/ひと.つ
On-yomi: イチ/イツ

the latter

Meaning: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5)
Kun-yomi: おと-/きのと
On-yomi: オツ/イツ

street

Meaning: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign
Kun-yomi: ひのと
On-yomi: チョウ/テイ/チン/トウ/チ

kettle lid radical (no. 8)

Meaning: kettle lid radical (no. 8)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ

person

Meaning: person
Kun-yomi: ひと/-り/-と
On-yomi: ジン/ニン

under

Meaning: under; underneath; below; down; inferior; bring down
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.す/くだ.さる/お.ろす/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

ten

Meaning: ten
Kun-yomi: とお/と
On-yomi: ジュウ/ジッ/ジュッ

sword

Meaning: sword; saber; knife
Kun-yomi: かたな/そり
On-yomi: トウ

knife

Meaning: knife; standing sword radical (no. 18)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ

self

Meaning: self; snake; serpent
Kun-yomi: おのれ/つちのと/な
On-yomi: コ/キ

to fly rapidly

Meaning: to fly rapidly
Kun-yomi: とぶ
On-yomi: シン

mosquito wriggler

Meaning: mosquito wriggler
Kun-yomi: ひとり
On-yomi: ケツ

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
On-yomi:

place

Meaning: place; left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
Kun-yomi: こざと
On-yomi:

below

Meaning: below; down; descend; give; low; inferior
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.り/くだ.す/-くだ.す/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

soil

Meaning: soil; earth; ground; Turkey
Kun-yomi: つち
On-yomi: ド/ト

destitution

Meaning: destitution; scarce; limited
Kun-yomi: とぼ.しい/とも.しい
On-yomi: ボウ

beginning

Meaning: beginning; former time; origin
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ゲン/ガン

door

Meaning: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

equal

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

stop

Meaning: stop; halt
Kun-yomi: と.まる/-ど.まり/と.める/-と.める/-ど.め/とど.める/とど.め/とど
On-yomi:

barracks

Meaning: barracks; police station; camp
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トン

equal

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

license

Meaning: license; sincerity; permit
Kun-yomi: じょう/まこと.に/ゆるす
On-yomi: イン

condolences

Meaning: condolences; mourning; funeral
Kun-yomi: とむら.う/とぶら.う
On-yomi: チョウ

husband

Meaning: husband; man
Kun-yomi: おっと/それ
On-yomi: フ/フウ/ブ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: とな.る/となり
On-yomi: リン

reasonable

Meaning: reasonable; just; natural; superb; outstanding; plausible
Kun-yomi: もっと.も/とが.める
On-yomi: ユウ

comma-design

Meaning: comma-design
Kun-yomi: ともえ/うずまき
On-yomi:

Buddha

Meaning: Buddha; the dead; France
Kun-yomi: ほとけ
On-yomi: ブツ/フツ

one

Meaning: one
Kun-yomi: ひと-/ひと.つ
On-yomi: イチ/イツ

friend

Meaning: friend
Kun-yomi: とも
On-yomi: ユウ

plump

Meaning: plump; thick; big around
Kun-yomi: ふと.い/ふと.る
On-yomi: タイ/タ

environs

Meaning: environs; boundary; border; vicinity
Kun-yomi: あた.り/ほと.り/-べ
On-yomi: ヘン

catch

Meaning: catch
Kun-yomi: も.つ/と.る
On-yomi: ケキ/キャク

Big Dipper

Meaning: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ト/トウ

stand up

Meaning: stand up; rise; set up; erect
Kun-yomi: た.つ/-た.つ/た.ち-/た.てる/-た.てる/た.て-/たて-/-た.て/-
On-yomi: リツ/リュウ/リットル

dispose

Meaning: dispose; manage; deal with; sentence; condemn; act; behave; place
Kun-yomi: ところ/-こ/お.る
On-yomi: ショ

name of an ancient tribe

Meaning: name of an ancient tribe
Kun-yomi: ふもと
On-yomi: テイ/タイ/シ/チ

round

Meaning: round
Kun-yomi: まわ.る/まわ.す/もとお.る/か.える
On-yomi: カイ/エ

old times

Meaning: old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-
Kun-yomi: ふる.い/もと
On-yomi: キュウ

book

Meaning: book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ホン

hermit

Meaning: hermit; wizard; cent
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: セン/セント

outside

Meaning: outside
Kun-yomi: そと/ほか/はず.す/はず.れる/と-
On-yomi: ガイ/ゲ

convex

Meaning: convex; beetle brow; uneven
Kun-yomi: でこ
On-yomi: トツ

advance quickly

Meaning: advance quickly; to go back and forth; origin; source
Kun-yomi: もと
On-yomi: ホン

truly

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

bowl

Meaning: bowl; bowl of food
Kun-yomi: どんぶり
On-yomi: トン/タン/ショウ/セイ

grieved

Meaning: grieved; distressed in mind
Kun-yomi: うれ.える
On-yomi: トウ

captured

Meaning: captured; criminal; arrest; catch
Kun-yomi: とら.われる
On-yomi: シュウ

rump

Meaning: rump; footprint radical (no. 114)
Kun-yomi: あしあと
On-yomi: ジュウ/ニュ

harvest

Meaning: harvest; year; age
Kun-yomi: とし/とせ/よわ.い
On-yomi: サイ/セイ

winter

Meaning: winter
Kun-yomi: ふゆ
On-yomi: トウ

to fly

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

young girl

Meaning: young girl; strange; different
Kun-yomi: おとめ/よ.る
On-yomi: タ/タク

lamp

Meaning: lamp; a light; light; counter for lights
Kun-yomi: ひ/ほ-/ともしび/とも.す/あかり
On-yomi: トウ

hit

Meaning: hit; right; appropriate; himself
Kun-yomi: あ.たる/あ.たり/あ.てる/あ.て/まさ.に/まさ.にべし
On-yomi: トウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かねぐら
On-yomi: トウ/ド

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すす.む
On-yomi: エン/トウ

group

Meaning: group; association
Kun-yomi: かたまり/まる.い
On-yomi: ダン/トン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: にわか/ととの.う
On-yomi: キョウ/リョウ

young girl

Meaning: young girl; maiden; virgin; beautiful woman; charming and beautiful
Kun-yomi: おとめ/ほこ.る
On-yomi: タ/ト/ツ

be pointed

Meaning: be pointed; sharp; taper; displeased; angry; edgy
Kun-yomi: とが.る/さき/するど.い
On-yomi: セン

every

Meaning: every
Kun-yomi: ごと/-ごと.に
On-yomi: マイ

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

together

Meaning: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with
Kun-yomi: とも/とも.に/-ども
On-yomi: キョウ

thread

Meaning: thread
Kun-yomi: いと
On-yomi:

inferiority

Meaning: inferiority; be inferior to; be worse
Kun-yomi: おと.る
On-yomi: レツ

inch

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

oneself

Meaning: oneself
Kun-yomi: みずか.ら/おの.ずから/おの.ずと
On-yomi: ジ/シ

likeness

Meaning: likeness; like; such as; as if; better; best; equal
Kun-yomi: ごと.し
On-yomi: ジョ/ニョ

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

year

Meaning: year; counter for years
Kun-yomi: とし
On-yomi: ネン

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

rice

Meaning: rice; USA; metre
Kun-yomi: こめ/よね
On-yomi: ベイ/マイ/メエトル

thorn

Meaning: thorn
Kun-yomi: とげ
On-yomi:

type of tree

Meaning: type of tree
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: トウ

northeast (Oriental zodiac)

Meaning: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)
Kun-yomi: うしとら
On-yomi: コン/ゴン

to bump

Meaning: to bump
Kun-yomi: つ.く
On-yomi: トウ/ジョウ/テイ/チョウ

spit

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

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