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above

Meaning: above
Kun-yomi: うえ/うわ-/かみ/あ.げる/あ.がる/あ.がり/のぼ.る/のぼ.せる/のぼ.す
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ

to squint

Meaning: to squint; what? huh? (Cant.)
Kun-yomi: やぶにらみ
On-yomi: バ/メ

stop

Meaning: stop; halt; previously; already; long ago
Kun-yomi: や.む/すで.に/のみ/はなはだ
On-yomi:

bow

Meaning: bow; bow (archery, violin)
Kun-yomi: ゆみ
On-yomi: キュウ

three

Meaning: three
Kun-yomi: み/み.つ/みっ.つ
On-yomi: サン/ゾウ

piling

Meaning: piling; ceremony radical (no. 56)
Kun-yomi: いぐるみ
On-yomi: ヨク

sign of the snake or serpent

Meaning: sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

above

Meaning: above; up
Kun-yomi: うえ/-うえ/うわ-/かみ/あ.げる/-あ.げる/あ.がる/-あ.がる/あ.がり
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ/シャン

larvae of the mosquito

Meaning: larvae of the mosquito
Kun-yomi: ひだりのうでがない/みじか.い
On-yomi: ケツ/カチ/キョウ/ク/クツ

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:

mutually

Meaning: mutually; reciprocally; together
Kun-yomi: たが.い/かたみ.に
On-yomi:

parapet

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

net radical variant (no. 122)

Meaning: net radical variant (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみがしら/よこめ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ

sentence

Meaning: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)
Kun-yomi: ふみ/あや
On-yomi: ブン/モン

crowded

Meaning: crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: -こ.む/こ.む/こ.み/-こ.み/こ.める
On-yomi:

9th calendar sign

Meaning: 9th calendar sign
Kun-yomi: みずのえ
On-yomi: ニン/ジン/イ

water

Meaning: water
Kun-yomi: みず/みず-
On-yomi: スイ

abundant

Meaning: abundant; lush; bountiful; plenty; fat face; luxurious growth of grass
Kun-yomi: みめよ.い/しげ.る
On-yomi: ホウ/フ/フウ

tome

Meaning: tome; counter for books; volume
Kun-yomi: ふみ
On-yomi: サツ/サク

counter for books

Meaning: counter for books; volume
Kun-yomi: ふみ
On-yomi: サツ/サク
氿

spring

Meaning: spring
Kun-yomi: おずみ/わきみず
On-yomi: キ/キュウ/グ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たくみ
On-yomi: ショウ

adroit

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

people

Meaning: people; nation; subjects
Kun-yomi: たみ
On-yomi: ミン

net radical variant (no. 122)

Meaning: net radical variant (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみがしら/よこめ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ

right

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

truly

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

traitor

Meaning: traitor; villain
Kun-yomi: みだれ/よこしま
On-yomi:

water's edge

Meaning: water's edge; shore; bank
Kun-yomi: みぎわ/なぎさ
On-yomi: テイ

you

Meaning: you; that
Kun-yomi: なんじ/しかり/その/のみ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

artisan

Meaning: artisan; workman; carpenter
Kun-yomi: たくみ
On-yomi: ショウ

slacken

Meaning: slacken; relax
Kun-yomi: たる.む/たる.める/たゆ.む/ゆる.む/ゆる.み
On-yomi: チ/シ

barbarian

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

you

Meaning: you; thou
Kun-yomi: なんじ/なれ/い/うぬ/いまし/し/しゃ/な/なむち/まし/みまし
On-yomi: ジョ

ear

Meaning: ear
Kun-yomi: みみ
On-yomi:

oneself

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

dike

Meaning: dike; embankment
Kun-yomi: つつ.み/きし/くぼ.む
On-yomi: ウ/オ/イ/キョ

delusion

Meaning: delusion; unnecessarily; without authority; reckless
Kun-yomi: みだ.りに
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ

three

Meaning: three
Kun-yomi: み/み.つ/みっ.つ
On-yomi: サン/ゾウ

furrow in field

Meaning: furrow in field; small drainage
Kun-yomi: みぞ
On-yomi: ショウ/シュ/シン/ソン/シュン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆみをはってねら.う/も.つ
On-yomi: オ/ウ/コ/ク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い/つよいゆみ
On-yomi: キョウ/ゴウ/キ

net

Meaning: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ

guard

Meaning: guard; protect; defend; obey
Kun-yomi: まも.る/まも.り/もり/-もり/かみ
On-yomi: シュ/ス

allot

Meaning: allot; fill
Kun-yomi: あ.てる/み.たす
On-yomi: ジュウ

move

Meaning: move; shift; change; transfer; relocate a capital city
Kun-yomi: うつ.る/うつ.す/みやこがえ
On-yomi: セン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: み/み.ちる
On-yomi: エイ

sorcerer

Meaning: sorcerer; medium; shrine maiden
Kun-yomi: みこ/かんなぎ
On-yomi:

paper

Meaning: paper; stationary; document
Kun-yomi: かみ
On-yomi:

thou

Meaning: thou; you
Kun-yomi: なんじ/しかり/その/のみ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

you

Meaning: you; second person pronoun
Kun-yomi: なんじ/しかり/その/のみ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ

occupy by force

Meaning: occupy by force; usurp; possess
Kun-yomi: みる/うかが.う/し.める
On-yomi: チン/セン/テン

mustard

Meaning: mustard; rape; dust; trash; rubbish
Kun-yomi: からし/ごみ/あくた
On-yomi: カイ/ケ

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

confluence of two streams

Meaning: confluence of two streams; bend
Kun-yomi: なが.れる/みぎわ
On-yomi: ゼイ/ネイ/ゼツ/ネチ

name of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake

Meaning: name of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake
Kun-yomi: みなもと
On-yomi: ゲン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: みめよ.い
On-yomi: ゲン/ガン

chestnut oak

Meaning: chestnut oak
Kun-yomi: みくり
On-yomi: チョ/ショ/ヨ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あざみ
On-yomi: オウ/ヨウ

young dragon

Meaning: young dragon
Kun-yomi: みずち
On-yomi: キュウ/ク/キョウ

settle

Meaning: settle
Kun-yomi: と.ぐ/といし/みが.く/たいら.にする
On-yomi: シ/テイ/キイ/チ

pregnancy

Meaning: pregnancy
Kun-yomi: はら.む/みごも.る
On-yomi: ニン/ジン

edify

Meaning: edify; way; path
Kun-yomi: みち/みちび.く/すす.む/いた.る
On-yomi: テキ

mister

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

mercury

Meaning: mercury
Kun-yomi: みずがね
On-yomi: コウ

penetrate

Meaning: penetrate; soak in
Kun-yomi: し.みる
On-yomi: シン

somebody

Meaning: somebody; person; one's station in life
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シン

tub

Meaning: tub
Kun-yomi: ゆのみ
On-yomi:

mourning

Meaning: mourning; abhor; detestable; death anniversary
Kun-yomi: い.む/い.み/い.まわしい
On-yomi:

peak

Meaning: peak; mountaintop
Kun-yomi: みね
On-yomi: シン/ギン

despise

Meaning: despise; contempt; ugly; same as
Kun-yomi: あなど.る/おろか/みにく.い/みだる
On-yomi:

step

Meaning: step; pace; walk; stroll
Kun-yomi: あるく/あゆむ/あゆみ
On-yomi: ホ/ブ/フ

town

Meaning: town; block
Kun-yomi: みち
On-yomi: チョウ

riot

Meaning: riot; war; disorder; disturb
Kun-yomi: みだ.れる/みだ.る/みだ.す/みだ/おさ.める/わた.る
On-yomi: ラン/ロン

see

Meaning: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
Kun-yomi: み.る/み.える/み.せる
On-yomi: ケン

punishment by cutting off ears

Meaning: punishment by cutting off ears
Kun-yomi: みみきり
On-yomi: ジ/ニ/ゲイ

nonplussed

Meaning: nonplussed; three (in documents); going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love; participate; take part in
Kun-yomi: まい.る/まい-/まじわる/みつ
On-yomi: サン/シン

dike

Meaning: dike; dam; slope; bank
Kun-yomi: つつ.み
On-yomi: ハ/ヒ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: みめよ.い/つま
On-yomi: ハツ/バチ

capital

Meaning: capital; 10**16
Kun-yomi: みやこ
On-yomi: キョウ/ケイ/キン

path

Meaning: path; way; guide; lead; proceed; advance; reach; arrive
Kun-yomi: みち/みちび.く/すす.む/いた.る
On-yomi: テキ

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