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

from

Meaning: from; possessive particle; whereupon; accordingly
Kun-yomi: の/すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/ノ/アイ

large

Meaning: large; big
Kun-yomi: おお-/おお.きい/-おお.いに
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ

inside

Meaning: inside; within; between; among; house; home
Kun-yomi: うち
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ

daybreak

Meaning: daybreak; dawn; morning
Kun-yomi: あき.らか/あきら/ただし/あさ/あした
On-yomi: タン/ダン

milk

Meaning: milk; woman's breasts; nurse
Kun-yomi: ちち/はぐく.む
On-yomi: ダイ/ネ/ナイ

trailing sickness

Meaning: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)
Kun-yomi: や.む
On-yomi: ダク/ニャク/ソウ/ジョウ/シツ

strike

Meaning: strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen
Kun-yomi: う.つ/う.ち-/ぶ.つ
On-yomi: ダ/ダアス

substitute

Meaning: substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee
Kun-yomi: か.わる/かわ.る/かわ.り/か.わり/-がわ.り/-が.わり/か.える/よ/し
On-yomi: ダイ/タイ

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

group

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

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あら.う
On-yomi: タイ/ダイ/タツ/タチ

quarrel

Meaning: quarrel; dispute
Kun-yomi: いいあらそ.う
On-yomi: ダン/ナン

what?

Meaning: what?
Kun-yomi: なに/なんぞ/いかん
On-yomi: ナ/ダ

branch

Meaning: branch
Kun-yomi: えだ
On-yomi: ダ/タ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: よろこ.ぶ
On-yomi: ダ/エイ/エツ/タイ

exchange

Meaning: exchange
Kun-yomi: よろこ.ぶ
On-yomi: ダ/エイ/エツ/タイ

male

Meaning: male
Kun-yomi: おとこ/お
On-yomi: ダン/ナン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: や.む/やまい/ほっす
On-yomi: ザイ/ナイ/ダイ/ネ/キュウ

younger brother

Meaning: younger brother; faithful service to elders
Kun-yomi: おとうと
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ/デ

gentle

Meaning: gentle; peace; depravity
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

alone

Meaning: alone
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ/タ

swamp

Meaning: swamp; wetlands; muddy fields; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: ぬた
On-yomi: タイ/ダイ

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

Nara

Meaning: Nara; what?
Kun-yomi: いかん/からなし
On-yomi: ナ/ナイ/ダイ

sequence

Meaning: sequence; number; grade; degree
Kun-yomi: つばな
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ/イ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: へび
On-yomi: ジャ/ダ/イ/ヤ

be sad

Meaning: be sad; be dejected; fear
Kun-yomi: いた.む
On-yomi: ダツ/タン/タツ

female proper name

Meaning: female proper name
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ダツ

in other words

Meaning: in other words; thou; you; possessive particle
Kun-yomi: の/すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/アイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

flowing of tears

Meaning: flowing of tears
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: タ/ダ

steep

Meaning: steep
Kun-yomi: けわ.しい/ななめ
On-yomi: タ/ダ/イ/チ/ジ

variety of evergreen tree

Meaning: variety of evergreen tree; cedar
Kun-yomi: くす/くすのき
On-yomi: ナン/ダン/ゼン/ネン

grade

Meaning: grade; steps; stairs
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ダン/タン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おとこ/お
On-yomi: ダン/ナン

melon

Meaning: melon; wrap
Kun-yomi: ずい
On-yomi:

cover over

Meaning: cover over; hide; narrow-necked
Kun-yomi: おお.う
On-yomi: エン/カン/コン/ダン/ナン

sprouts

Meaning: sprouts; tares
Kun-yomi: つばな
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ/イ

in other words

Meaning: in other words; thou; you; possessive particle
Kun-yomi: すなわ.ち/なんじ
On-yomi: ナイ/ダイ/ノ/アイ

whiskers

Meaning: whiskers
Kun-yomi: ほおひげ
On-yomi: ジ/ニ/ダイ/ナイ

heap

Meaning: heap; firing mound
Kun-yomi: つみかさ.ねる
On-yomi:

rudder

Meaning: rudder; helm; wheel
Kun-yomi: かじ
On-yomi: ダ/タ

crab-apple tree

Meaning: crab-apple tree; endure; bear
Kun-yomi: いかん/からなし
On-yomi: ナ/ナイ/ダイ

catch

Meaning: catch; arrest
Kun-yomi: つか.む/ひ.く
On-yomi: ダ/ナ

catch

Meaning: catch; arrest
Kun-yomi: つか.む/ひ.く
On-yomi: ダ/ナ

glance at

Meaning: glance at; gaze at
Kun-yomi: てい/い
On-yomi: ケイ/ダイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あで.やか/やす.らか
On-yomi: ダイ/ネ/スイ

younger sister

Meaning: younger sister; sister-in-law
Kun-yomi: いもうと/おば
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ

an amphibious beast resembling a tiger with one horn

Meaning: an amphibious beast resembling a tiger with one horn; place name
Kun-yomi: けもの
On-yomi: シ/テイ/ダイ/チ

pig-sty

Meaning: pig-sty; privy
Kun-yomi: かわや/わずら.わす
On-yomi: コン/カン/ダン

graceful

Meaning: graceful
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ダ/ナ

drag

Meaning: drag
Kun-yomi: ひ.く
On-yomi: ダ/ジョ

arrive at

Meaning: arrive at; reach; intelligent
Kun-yomi: -たち
On-yomi: タツ/ダ

move

Meaning: move; shift on one side
Kun-yomi: も.む
On-yomi: ダ/ナ

rub

Meaning: rub; stroke with hands; crumple
Kun-yomi: お.とす
On-yomi: ダ/ナ/ダイ/ナイ

serving our elders

Meaning: serving our elders
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: きず/きずいたみ/かゆ.い
On-yomi: ダツ/ナチ/ジツ/ニチ

which? where? how?

Meaning: which? where? how?
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ダ/ナ

undress

Meaning: undress; removing; escape from; get rid of; be left out; take off
Kun-yomi: ぬ.ぐ/ぬ.げる
On-yomi: ダツ

leave without reason

Meaning: leave without reason; surname
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: リョク/ロク/タイ/ダイ

to cobble

Meaning: to cobble; to patch
Kun-yomi: おぎなう
On-yomi: テイ/チョウ/ダイ

severance

Meaning: severance; decline; refuse; apologize; warn; dismiss; prohibit; decision; judgement; cutting
Kun-yomi: た.つ/ことわ.る/さだ.める
On-yomi: ダン

bird-cage

Meaning: bird-cage
Kun-yomi: とりかご
On-yomi: ド/ヌ/ダ/ナ

fluttering of flag

Meaning: fluttering of flag; romantic
Kun-yomi: たなび.く
On-yomi: ジ/ニ/ダ

press

Meaning: press; print; affix a seal; stamp
Kun-yomi: さ.す/お.す
On-yomi: ナツ/ダツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: まと/のり/あずち
On-yomi: シュン/タ/ダ/タイ/テ/コウ/ジュク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: にご.る/ひた.す
On-yomi: ワ/ダイ/ネ/イ

a weed

Meaning: a weed
Kun-yomi: にがな
On-yomi: タ/ズ/ト/ダ

drop

Meaning: drop; trickle; dripping; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: しずく
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コン/ダ/コウ

fish

Meaning: fish; still
Kun-yomi: にご.る
On-yomi: デン/ダン/ネン/アン/オン

snake

Meaning: snake; serpent; hard drinker
Kun-yomi: へび
On-yomi: ジャ/ダ/イ/ヤ

fetters

Meaning: fetters; to fetter
Kun-yomi: あしかせ
On-yomi: テイ/ダイ/タイ

reins

Meaning: reins
Kun-yomi: たづな
On-yomi: ドウ/ノウ/ダイ/ナイ

to rub

Meaning: to rub; to crumple
Kun-yomi: お.す
On-yomi: ダ/ナ/ダイ/ナイ

saliva

Meaning: saliva; sputum
Kun-yomi: つば/つばき
On-yomi: ダ/タ

degenerate

Meaning: degenerate; descend to; lapse into
Kun-yomi: お.ちる/くず.す/くず.れる
On-yomi:

rudder

Meaning: rudder; helm; wheel
Kun-yomi: かじ
On-yomi: ダ/タ

sack

Meaning: sack; bag; pouch
Kun-yomi: ふくろ
On-yomi: タイ/ダイ

No.

Meaning: No.; residence
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ダイ/テイ

type of tall evergreen tree

Meaning: type of tall evergreen tree
Kun-yomi: なぎ
On-yomi: ダ/ナ

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