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丿

katakana no radical (no. 4)

Meaning: katakana no radical (no. 4)
Kun-yomi: えい/よう
On-yomi: ヘツ

law

Meaning: law; rule; rash; hasty
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ベン/ヘン/ハン

one-sided

Meaning: one-sided; leaf; sheet; right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Kun-yomi: かた-/かた
On-yomi: ヘン

environs

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

to prepare

Meaning: to prepare; to regulate; to hand up
Kun-yomi: おさ.める
On-yomi: ヒ/ヘイ/ハイ

third class

Meaning: third class; 3rd; 3rd calendar sign
Kun-yomi: ひのえ
On-yomi: ヘイ

even

Meaning: even; flat; peace
Kun-yomi: たい.ら/-だいら/ひら/ひら-
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ/ヒョウ

valve

Meaning: valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish
Kun-yomi: わきま.える/わ.ける/はなびら/あらそ.う
On-yomi: ベン/ヘン

put together

Meaning: put together
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘイ

put together

Meaning: put together
Kun-yomi: あわ.せる/なら.ぶ
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ

combine

Meaning: combine
Kun-yomi: あわせる/ならぶ
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ

return

Meaning: return; answer; fade; repay
Kun-yomi: かえ.す/-かえ.す/かえ.る/-かえ.る
On-yomi: ヘン
夿

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: おお.きい
On-yomi: ハ/ヘ

mighty

Meaning: mighty
Kun-yomi: おお.い
On-yomi: ヒ/ハイ/ヘ

name of a river in Henan

Meaning: name of a river in Henan; Henan
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はこ
On-yomi: ヘン

sound of spitting

Meaning: sound of spitting
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘン

the part of a bow grasped when shooting

Meaning: the part of a bow grasped when shooting
Kun-yomi: ゆづか/つか
On-yomi: ハ/ヘ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: せわ.しい
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ

emphatic final particle

Meaning: emphatic final particle
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハ/ヘ

impersonate

Meaning: impersonate; dress up; disguise; thin shingles
Kun-yomi: ふん.する/やつ.す/よそお.う
On-yomi: フン/ハン/ヘン

soldier

Meaning: soldier; private; troops; army; warfare; strategy; tactics
Kun-yomi: つわもの
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ

proper name

Meaning: proper name
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘン/ベン

delighted

Meaning: delighted; pleased
Kun-yomi: たの.しむ
On-yomi: ヘン

name of a city in the ancient state of Song in what is now Shandong

Meaning: name of a city in the ancient state of Song in what is now Shandong; pleased
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ

lean on

Meaning: lean on; recline on; lie heavy
Kun-yomi: もた.れる/よ.る
On-yomi: ヒョウ/ヘイ

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

bright

Meaning: bright; shining; splendid
Kun-yomi: あき.らか
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ

smell

Meaning: smell; fragrance; aroma
Kun-yomi: かお.る
On-yomi: ヒツ/ビチ/ヘツ

big

Meaning: big
Kun-yomi: おお.きい
On-yomi: ハン/ヘン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: も.つ
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ

risk

Meaning: risk; disregard; go all out for
Kun-yomi: てをう.つ
On-yomi: ヘン/フン

dam

Meaning: dam; embankment; weir
Kun-yomi: おか
On-yomi: ヒ/ハイ/ヘ

two-mat area

Meaning: two-mat area; ‾36 sq ft
Kun-yomi: つぼ
On-yomi: ヘイ

join

Meaning: join; get together; unite; collective
Kun-yomi: あわ.せる
On-yomi: ヘイ

take

Meaning: take; cherish; sheaf; unit of volume (10 koku; 1,800 l)
Kun-yomi: と.る
On-yomi: ヘイ

row

Meaning: row; and; besides; as well as; line up; rank with; rival; equal
Kun-yomi: な.み/なみ/なら.べる/なら.ぶ/なら.びに
On-yomi: ヘイ/ホウ

raft

Meaning: raft; boat
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ホウ/ヘイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たま
On-yomi: ヒン/フン/ハン/ヘン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヒン/ヘン

ornament

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

look

Meaning: look; gaze; expect; hope for
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハン/ヘン/フン

clear & bright

Meaning: clear & bright
Kun-yomi: あきらか
On-yomi: ヘイ

to trust to

Meaning: to trust to; send a message
Kun-yomi: つか.う/おとこだて
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ

duckweed

Meaning: duckweed; mugwort
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ/ホウ

door bar placed outside a door

Meaning: door bar placed outside a door
Kun-yomi: かんぬき/とびら
On-yomi: ケイ/キョウ/ヘン

bright

Meaning: bright; luminous; glorious; clear
Kun-yomi: あき.らか
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ/ホウ

delighted

Meaning: delighted; pleased
Kun-yomi: たの.しむ/あき.らか
On-yomi: ヘン

arsenic

Meaning: arsenic
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヒ/ヘイ

join together

Meaning: join together; link; incorporate
Kun-yomi: したが.う
On-yomi: ホウ/ヘイ/ヒョウ

scar

Meaning: scar; cicatrix; birth-mark
Kun-yomi: やまい
On-yomi: ハ/ヘ

design

Meaning: design; pattern; build; nature; handle; crank; grip; knob; shaft
Kun-yomi: がら/え/つか
On-yomi: ヘイ

unusual

Meaning: unusual; change; strange
Kun-yomi: か.わる/か.わり/か.える
On-yomi: ヘン

wall

Meaning: wall; fence
Kun-yomi: おお.う/しりぞ.く/びょう.ぶ
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ

smooth board

Meaning: smooth board; chess-board; chess
Kun-yomi: すごろくばん
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ

level

Meaning: level; small
Kun-yomi: ひらたい
On-yomi: ヘン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハン/ボン/ヘン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハ/ヘ

degrade

Meaning: degrade
Kun-yomi: おとし.める/おと.す
On-yomi: ヘン

callus

Meaning: callus; corn
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘン

to put a coffin in a grave

Meaning: to put a coffin in a grave
Kun-yomi: ほうむ.る
On-yomi: ビン/ホウ/ヘン

combine

Meaning: combine
Kun-yomi: あわせる/ならぶ/しかし
On-yomi: ヘイ

ill

Meaning: ill; sick
Kun-yomi: や.む/-や.み/やまい
On-yomi: ビョウ/ヘイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こえ/みだれる
On-yomi: ホツ/ホチ/ハイ/ヘ

stone probe

Meaning: stone probe; pierce; counsel
Kun-yomi: いしばり
On-yomi: ヘン

ask after a woman's name

Meaning: ask after a woman's name; marry a woman; good-looking
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘイ/ホウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たねをま.く/うつしう.える
On-yomi: ヘツ/ヘチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: やせ.る
On-yomi: ホウ/ヘン

highness

Meaning: highness; steps (of throne)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘイ

kind of tapir

Meaning: kind of tapir; fierce beast depicted on the door of prisons
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘイ/ハイ

line up

Meaning: line up; be in a row; rank with; rival; equal
Kun-yomi: な.み/なら.べる/なら.ぶ/なら.びに
On-yomi: ヘイ/ホウ

tutor

Meaning: tutor
Kun-yomi: かしずく/しむ
On-yomi: フ/ヒ/ヘイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あやま.る/つつし.む
On-yomi: ヒ/ヘイ

hemp palm

Meaning: hemp palm
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒュウ/ヒン

to scatter

Meaning: to scatter; to expel; to crack; to split; to jump
Kun-yomi: はし.る/ほとばし.る/しりぞ.ける/つかう
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ/ヘイ

sow (female pig)

Meaning: sow (female pig)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ハ/ヘ

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

shelter

Meaning: shelter
Kun-yomi: おお.う
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ

flat

Meaning: flat; round split-bamboo contain
Kun-yomi: うす.い/ひら.たい/がく
On-yomi: ヘン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: しりぞく/おおう
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ

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