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

to squint

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

ten thousand

Meaning: ten thousand; 10,000
Kun-yomi: よろず
On-yomi: マン/バン

end

Meaning: end; close; tip; powder; posterity
Kun-yomi: すえ
On-yomi: マツ/バツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハツ/バチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あ.たる/じご
On-yomi: ベン/メン/バン/マン

swastika

Meaning: swastika; gammadion; fylfot
Kun-yomi: まんじ
On-yomi: バン/マン

fell

Meaning: fell; strike; attack; punish
Kun-yomi: き.る/そむ.く/う.つ
On-yomi: バツ/ハツ/カ/ボチ

resist

Meaning: resist
Kun-yomi: さか.らう/ひ.く/あ.う/あつ.い
On-yomi: ホウ/フ/バ

shellfish

Meaning: shellfish
Kun-yomi: かい
On-yomi: バイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: バク/マク

countenance

Meaning: countenance; appearance
Kun-yomi: かたち/かたどる
On-yomi: ボウ/バク

garden

Meaning: garden; park; orchard
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バン/ガン/タン/エン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はか
On-yomi: バイ/フン

banana

Meaning: banana
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バ/ハ

sell

Meaning: sell
Kun-yomi: う.る/う.れる
On-yomi: バイ

barley

Meaning: barley; wheat
Kun-yomi: むぎ
On-yomi: バク

every

Meaning: every; each
Kun-yomi: つね
On-yomi: マイ/バイ

slip out

Meaning: slip out; extract; pull out; pilfer; quote; remove; omit
Kun-yomi: ぬ.く/-ぬ.く/ぬ.き/ぬ.ける/ぬ.かす/ぬ.かる
On-yomi: バツ/ハツ/ハイ

consort

Meaning: consort; accompany; bring with; companion
Kun-yomi: ともな.う
On-yomi: ハン/バン

judgement

Meaning: judgement; signature; stamp; seal
Kun-yomi: わか.る
On-yomi: ハン/バン

casing

Meaning: casing; shell; husk
Kun-yomi: から
On-yomi: カク/コク/バイ

sheet of...

Meaning: sheet of...; counter for flat thin objects or sheets
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: マイ/バイ

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

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

splash

Meaning: splash; suds
Kun-yomi: あわ/しぶき/つばき
On-yomi: マツ/バツ

turban

Meaning: turban; kerchief; veil; wrap
Kun-yomi: つつ.む
On-yomi: バツ/メチ/ハ/ヘ/ハク/ミャク/ミュク

jasmine

Meaning: jasmine
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: マツ/バツ/マ

grass

Meaning: grass; thatch
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハツ/バチ/ハイ/フツ/フチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: さぐ.る
On-yomi: バイ/メ/マイ

plank

Meaning: plank; board; plate; stage
Kun-yomi: いた
On-yomi: ハン/バン

streaks in jade

Meaning: streaks in jade; gem
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ビン/ミン/バイ/マイ/ブン/モン

extract

Meaning: extract; pull out; pilfer; quote; remove; omit
Kun-yomi: ぬ.く/ぬ.ける/ぬ.かす/ぬ.かる
On-yomi: バツ/ハイ

rose

Meaning: rose
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バイ/メ/マイ

dim-sighted

Meaning: dim-sighted; eyes not seeing clearly
Kun-yomi: くら.い
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ/バク/マク

dark

Meaning: dark; foolish
Kun-yomi: くら.い/むさぼ.る
On-yomi: マイ/バイ

strawberry

Meaning: strawberry
Kun-yomi: いちご
On-yomi: バイ/マイ

bleat of sheep

Meaning: bleat of sheep; surname
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バ/メ/マ/ビ/ミ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くも.る/ほし
On-yomi: バツ/マチ

badger

Meaning: badger
Kun-yomi: むじな
On-yomi: カク/ハク/バク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハツ/バチ/ハイ

to request

Meaning: to request; to ask a favour of
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: よい
On-yomi: ボク/モク/バク/マク

saw

Meaning: saw; turn (lathe); grind
Kun-yomi: ひ.く
On-yomi: バン

socks

Meaning: socks; stockings
Kun-yomi: たび
On-yomi: バツ/マチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: くら.い
On-yomi: バツ/マチ/ベツ/メチ

imperial degree

Meaning: imperial degree; daoist magic
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バウ

dark

Meaning: dark
Kun-yomi: くら.い
On-yomi: マイ/バイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ごうまん
On-yomi: バン/マン/カン/ゲン

warrior's headband

Meaning: warrior's headband
Kun-yomi: あこめ
On-yomi: バツ/ハ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おろ.か/みにく.い
On-yomi: ホウ/ブ/バイ

to request

Meaning: to request; to ask a favour of
Kun-yomi: けが.す
On-yomi: バイ/マイ/バン/マン

songs with samisen

Meaning: songs with samisen
Kun-yomi: うた/うた.う
On-yomi: バイ

be perplexed

Meaning: be perplexed
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バン/マン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ブン/モン/バン/マン/ベン/メン

horse

Meaning: horse
Kun-yomi: うま/うま-/ま
On-yomi:

ears without rim

Meaning: ears without rim
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: タン/バン/マン/ナン

double

Meaning: double; twice; times; fold
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バイ

damaged grain

Meaning: damaged grain
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハツ/バチ

plum

Meaning: plum
Kun-yomi: うめ
On-yomi: バイ

fodder

Meaning: fodder
Kun-yomi: まぐさ/まぐさかう
On-yomi: マツ/バツ

wolf

Meaning: wolf; be flurried
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン/バイ/ハイ

bleat

Meaning: bleat
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バ/メ/マ/ビ/ミ

must not

Meaning: must not; do not; be not
Kun-yomi: くれ/なか.れ/なし
On-yomi: バク/ボ/マク/モ/ナイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バツ/マチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たま
On-yomi: バイ/メ/マイ

palm-tree

Meaning: palm-tree
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハイ/バイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バン/マン

alluvial terraced land

Meaning: alluvial terraced land
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハバ

to gaze

Meaning: to gaze; to ogle; to look at
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バク/ミャク/ベキ

husk

Meaning: husk; nut shell
Kun-yomi: から/がら
On-yomi: カク/コク/バイ

wild strawberry

Meaning: wild strawberry
Kun-yomi: いちご
On-yomi: バイ/マイ

wide

Meaning: wide; beautiful
Kun-yomi: なが.い
On-yomi: マン/バン

wheat

Meaning: wheat
Kun-yomi: むぎ
On-yomi: バク

old woman

Meaning: old woman; grandma; wet nurse
Kun-yomi: ばば/ばあ
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハツ/バチ

the castor-oil plant (also used for other plants)

Meaning: the castor-oil plant (also used for other plants)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヒ/ヘイ/ハツ/バチ

night

Meaning: night; evening; late
Kun-yomi: くれ/おそい
On-yomi: バン

cultivate

Meaning: cultivate; foster
Kun-yomi: つちか.う
On-yomi: バイ

obeisance

Meaning: obeisance; follow; accompany; attend on
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つつ.む
On-yomi: バツ/メチ/ハ/ヘ/ハク/ミャク/ミュク

nightfall

Meaning: nightfall; night
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バン

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