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

I

Meaning: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)
Kun-yomi: わたくし/ござ.る
On-yomi: シ/ボウ/ム

place

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

early death

Meaning: early death; calamity
Kun-yomi: わか.い/わかじに/わざわい
On-yomi: ヨウ/オウ/カ

hairpin

Meaning: hairpin; clasp; wear in hair
Kun-yomi: かんざし
On-yomi: シン/サン

she

Meaning: she; her
Kun-yomi: あざ.る
On-yomi: チ/ジ/シャ/タ/イ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: てわざがすばやい
On-yomi: デン/ニョウ/ロウ

mingle

Meaning: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going
Kun-yomi: まじ.わる/まじ.える/ま.じる/まじ.る/ま.ざる/ま.ぜる/-か.う/か.わ
On-yomi: コウ

portent

Meaning: portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms
Kun-yomi: きざ.す/きざ.し
On-yomi: チョウ

character

Meaning: character; letter; word; section of village
Kun-yomi: あざ/あざな/-な
On-yomi:

deed

Meaning: deed; skill
Kun-yomi: わざ/わざおぎ
On-yomi: ギ/キ

calamity

Meaning: calamity; disaster; catastrophe
Kun-yomi: わざわ.い
On-yomi: サイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざな
On-yomi: チュウ/チュ

intention

Meaning: intention; plan; resolve; aspire; motive; hopes; shilling
Kun-yomi: シリング/こころざ.す/こころざし
On-yomi:

actor

Meaning: actor
Kun-yomi: わざおぎ
On-yomi: レイ/リョウ

ask

Meaning: ask; investigate; verify; twist (rope)
Kun-yomi: ただ.す/あざな.う
On-yomi: キュウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざみ
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

grain basket

Meaning: grain basket; bin for grain
Kun-yomi: ざる
On-yomi: トン

to compare

Meaning: to compare; to match; to equal
Kun-yomi: きざはし
On-yomi:

attractive

Meaning: attractive; bewitching; calamity
Kun-yomi: あや.しい/なま.めく/わざわ.い
On-yomi: ヨウ

technique

Meaning: technique; art; craft; performance; acting; trick; stunt
Kun-yomi: う.える/のり/わざ
On-yomi: ゲイ/ウン

disaster

Meaning: disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil
Kun-yomi: わざわ.い
On-yomi: サイ

travel

Meaning: travel; go to; deceive; scare
Kun-yomi: ゆ.く/あざむ.く
On-yomi: オウ

stretch

Meaning: stretch; singing girl; geisha; prostitute
Kun-yomi: わざおぎ/うたいめ
On-yomi: ギ/キ

skill

Meaning: skill; art; craft; ability; feat; performance; vocation; arts
Kun-yomi: わざ
On-yomi:

wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty

Meaning: wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty
Kun-yomi: あざな
On-yomi: バイ/バツ/マチ/マツ

presentable woman

Meaning: presentable woman
Kun-yomi: あざな
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ

wise woman

Meaning: wise woman; sage woman
Kun-yomi: あざな
On-yomi: レイ/リョウ

to carve wood

Meaning: to carve wood
Kun-yomi: きざ.む
On-yomi: ロク

engrave

Meaning: engrave; cut fine; chop; hash; mince; time; carving
Kun-yomi: きざ.む/きざ.み
On-yomi: コク

calamities

Meaning: calamities; disasters
Kun-yomi: わざわ.い
On-yomi: ヨウ

skill

Meaning: skill; ability in handicraft a craft; an art; calling; trade; accomplishment
Kun-yomi: う.える/のり/わざ
On-yomi: ゲイ/ウン

wind

Meaning: wind
Kun-yomi: かぜ/かざ-
On-yomi: フウ/フ

beautiful color of gem

Meaning: beautiful color of gem; flaw in gem
Kun-yomi: あざ.やか
On-yomi: セイ/サイ/サ/シ

ornament

Meaning: ornament
Kun-yomi: かざり
On-yomi: ヒツ/ヒチ/ヘツ/ベチ

gorge

Meaning: gorge; ravine
Kun-yomi: はざま
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざな
On-yomi: アン/エン

lock

Meaning: lock; latch; bar; bolt
Kun-yomi: かんぬき/とざし
On-yomi: テン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あかざ/つぼみ
On-yomi: イツ/イチ/ワイ/エ/ヒツ

to lead

Meaning: to lead; guide
Kun-yomi: みちび.く/いざな.う/すす.める
On-yomi: ユウ/ユ

guide to goodness

Meaning: guide to goodness
Kun-yomi: みちび.く/いざな.う/すす.める
On-yomi: ユウ/ユ

wind

Meaning: wind; air; style; manner
Kun-yomi: かぜ/かざ-/-かぜ
On-yomi: フウ/フ

misfortune

Meaning: misfortune; disaster; calamity
Kun-yomi: わざわい
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

long-tailed monkey

Meaning: long-tailed monkey
Kun-yomi: おながざる
On-yomi: グ/グウ

ornamental hairpin

Meaning: ornamental hairpin
Kun-yomi: かみかざり
On-yomi:

shackles

Meaning: shackles; irons; handcuffs; bonds
Kun-yomi: かせ/からざお
On-yomi:

chieftain

Meaning: chieftain
Kun-yomi: おさ/ふるざけ/さけのつかさ
On-yomi: シュウ/ジュ

blossom

Meaning: blossom; bloom
Kun-yomi: さ.く/-ざき
On-yomi: ショウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: けかざり
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

calamities from Heaven, as floods, famines, pestilence, etc.

Meaning: calamities from Heaven, as floods, famines, pestilence, etc.; misery
Kun-yomi: わざわ.い
On-yomi: サイ

carve

Meaning: carve
Kun-yomi: きざ.む
On-yomi:

auspicious

Meaning: auspicious; happiness; blessedness; good omen; good fortune
Kun-yomi: さいわ.い/きざ.し/よ.い/つまび.らか
On-yomi: ショウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざむ.く
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おか.す/あざむ.く/なが.い
On-yomi: リョウ/ロウ

ruler

Meaning: ruler; carpenter's square
Kun-yomi: かね/かねざし/さしがね
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: わざわ.い/あやしいことば
On-yomi: ヨウ

call out to and deceive

Meaning: call out to and deceive
Kun-yomi: さそ.う/いざな.う
On-yomi: ユウ/シュウ

fresh

Meaning: fresh
Kun-yomi: あざ.やか
On-yomi: フウ/フ/ハイ

prostitute

Meaning: prostitute; actor
Kun-yomi: とな.える/わざおぎ
On-yomi: ショウ

gorge

Meaning: gorge; strait; ravine; isthmus
Kun-yomi: はざま
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

bamboo basket

Meaning: bamboo basket
Kun-yomi: ざる/す
On-yomi: ソウ

goosefoot

Meaning: goosefoot; pigweed
Kun-yomi: あかざ/あわち/こうがい
On-yomi: ライ/リ

carve

Meaning: carve; engrave
Kun-yomi: きざ.む
On-yomi: ケイ/ケツ/ケチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: からざお
On-yomi: ホツ/ボチ

fish

Meaning: fish
Kun-yomi: うお/さかな/-ざかな
On-yomi: ギョ

shut

Meaning: shut; close; obstruct; block up
Kun-yomi: と.じる/と.ざす/し.める/し.まる/た.てる
On-yomi: ヘイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そうけ/ざる
On-yomi: ミン
紿

deceive

Meaning: deceive
Kun-yomi: あざむ.く
On-yomi: タイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざな
On-yomi: キク/コク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざな
On-yomi: リョウ

sunlight

Meaning: sunlight
Kun-yomi: ひがあらわ.れる/ひざ
On-yomi: ケン/デン/ネン

flail

Meaning: flail
Kun-yomi: からざお
On-yomi: カ/ケ

goosefoot

Meaning: goosefoot; weed; fallow field
Kun-yomi: あかざ/あれわ/こうがい
On-yomi: ライ/リ

closed

Meaning: closed; shut
Kun-yomi: と.じる/と.ざす/し.める/し.まる/た.てる
On-yomi: ヘイ

mix

Meaning: mix; blend; confuse
Kun-yomi: ま.じる/-ま.じり/ま.ざる/ま.ぜる/こ.む
On-yomi: コン

art

Meaning: art
Kun-yomi: う.える/わざ/いきほい
On-yomi: ゲイ/セイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かざ.る
On-yomi: リョウ

ornamental hairpin

Meaning: ornamental hairpin
Kun-yomi: かざし/かんざし
On-yomi: サイ/サ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くつかざり
On-yomi:

show symptoms of

Meaning: show symptoms of; sprout; bud; malt
Kun-yomi: も.える/きざ.す/めばえ/きざ.し
On-yomi: ホウ

flowering almond

Meaning: flowering almond
Kun-yomi: にわざくら
On-yomi: テイ/タイ

birthmark

Meaning: birthmark; mole
Kun-yomi: あざ/ほくろ
On-yomi:

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