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An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Characters
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Covering 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan


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あい		 	mutual; together; emphatic verbal prefix
あいだ		  	between; among; interval; during; time
あ(う)	 	meet; assemble; interview
あ(う)	  	fit; suit; match; be correct; agree/coincide with;
                        correspond to
あ(う)	   	meet; encounter; be subject to
あお		  	green; blue; immature
あお(い)	 	green; blue; immature
あお(ぐ)	   	look up (at/to); respect; revere; depend on;
                        take(poison/medicine)
あか		  	red 
あか(い)	  	red 
あ(かす)	 	disclose; confide; spend/pass (the night)
あ(かす)	   	bore (another); do to a great degree
あかつき	   	dawn; daybreak
あか(める)	  	redden
あか(らむ)	 	become light
あか(らむ)	  	redden
あか(らめる)	  	redden
あ(がり)	  	rise; ascent; readiness; completion; just after
あ(がる)	   	raise (a point); indicate; be arrested
あ(がる)	  	go up; climb; enter; complete; end
あ(がる)	   	rise; be raised; be (deep) fried
あか(るい)	 	light; bright; lively; conversant with
あか(るむ)	 	become light
あき		 	autumn; fall
あきな(い)	  	business; commerce; trade
あきな(う)	  	conduct business; deal in
あき(らか)	 	clear; evident; obvious
あ(きる)	   	get tired/weary of; be satiated; be fed up with
あ(く)	  	open
あ(く)	  	be vacant/empty 
あ(く)	 	be open; be visible
あ(く)	   	get tired/weary of; be satiated; be fed up with
あ(くる)	 	the next/following (day/week/year)
あけ		 	the end
あげ		   	deepfrying; deepfried food
あ(げて)	   	all together; in a body
あ(ける)	  	open; make/drill a hole
あ(ける)	  	leave space; vacate; empty (out)
あ(ける)	 	become light; dawn; begin; end
あ(げる)	   	raise; demonstrate; nominate; arrest; hold
                        (a ceremony)
あ(げる)	  	raise; increase; improve
あ(げる)	   	raise; elevate; (deep) fry
あさ		   	hemp; linen
あさ		 	morning
あざ		 	small administrative unit (of a town/village)
あさ(い)	 	shallow; slight
あざむ(く)	   	deceive; trick; cheat
あざ(やか)	   	bright; vivid; brilliant; skillful
あし		   	leg
あし		  	leg
あじ		  	taste; flavor; zest
あじ(わい)	  	taste; flavor; zest 
あじ(わう)	 	taste; enjoy (food); relish; appreciate
あず(かる)	  	keep (for another); deposit; entrust 
あず(ける)	 	keep (with another); deposit; entrust
あずま		  	east; (in historical usage) eastern Japan
あせ		 	sweat
あせ(る)	   	be in a hurry; be impatient/anxious; be hasty
あそ(ばす)	   let play; leave free/idle; deign to
あそ(ばせる)	  	let play; leave free/idle; deign to
あそ(び)	  	play; game; pastime; diversion; amusement; pleasure;
                        play (of a steering wheel) 
あそ(ぶ)	  	play; enjoy/amuse oneself; have fun; visit; take a
                        vacation; be idle; be out of use
あたい		   	value; price
あたい		  	value; price
あた(える)	 	give; grant
あたた(か)	  	warm
あたた(か)	  	warm 
あたた(かい)	  	warm
あたた(かい)	  	warm
あたた(まる)	  	become warm; warm up
あたた(まる)	  	become warm; warm up
あたた(める)	  	warm/heat up
あたた(める)	 	warm/heat up
あたま		  	head; hair (on the head); top; beginning; brains;
                        intellect; the mind
あたら(しい)	  	new 
あた(り)	  	vicinity
あ(たり)	  	a hit; a guess; correct guess
あ(たる)	  	hit; strike; be on the mark
あつ(い)	 	thick; heavy; warm(hearted)
あつ(い)	 	hot
あつ(い)	 	hot
あつか(い)	   	disposal; handling; treatment
あつか(う)	   	dispose; handle; treat; deal with
あつ(まる)	  	gather; collect; assemble 
あつ(める)	  	gather; collect; assemble
あ(て)	  	an aim; purpose; an object; expectation
あ(てる)	  	hit; put/place against; be on the mark; guess
あ(てる)	   	assign; allot; allocate
あと		  	back; rear; behind; after; later; successor; 
                        the remainder; (time) remaining
あと		 	marks; traces; remains; ruins
あな		   	hole
あなど(る)	   	make light of; scorn; despise
あに		 	elder brother
あね		 	elder sister
あば(く)	  	expose; reveal
あば(れる)	  	act violently
あ(びせる)	 	pour (water); shower (with punches); heap upon 
あ(びる)	  	bathe; shower; bask (in sunshine); be under fire;
                        receive/be subjected to
あぶ(ない)	 	dangerous; risky; critical (condition); uncertain;
                        unreliable; dubious; close/narrow (escape)
あぶら		 	fat; grease; resin
あぶら		 	oil
あま		  	rain 
あま		   	nun
あま(い)	  	sweet; mild; lenient; indulgent; insufficiently
                        serious; overly optimistic; loose 
あま(える)	  	act like a spoiled child; take advantage
あま(す)	  	leave (over) 
あま(やかす)	  	indulge; spoil
あま(り)	  	surplus 
あま(る)	  	be left over
あま(んじる)	  	be content (with); be resigned (to); accept 
あま(んずる)	  	be content (with); be resigned (to); accept
あみ		   	net; web
あ(む)	 	knit; edit
あめ		 	rain
あめ		 	the sky/heavens
あや(うい)	  	dangerous; risky; critical (condition); uncertain;
                        unreliable; dubious; close/narrow (escape)
あや(うく)	  	nearly; almost; barely 
あや(しい)	   	strange; mysterious; dubious
あや(しげ)	   	strange; mysterious; dubious
あや(しむ)	   	doubt; suspect; wonder
あやつ(り)	   	manipulation; puppet; marionette
あやつ(る)	   	manipulate; operate; manage; pull strings
あや(ぶむ)	  	fear (for); be anxious; doubt
あやま(ち)	  	mistake; error; fault 
あやま(つ)	  	err
あやま(り)	 	mistake; error
あやま(る)	  	make a mistake; err
あやま(る)	   	apologize
あゆ(む)	  	walk 
あら(い)	  	rough; violent; wild 
あら(い)	   	coarse; rough
あら(う)	 	wash; rinse
あら(す)	  	devastate; lay waste to
あらそ(い)	  	struggle; fight; competition
あらそ(う)	 	struggle; fight; compete
あら(た)	  	new
あらた(まる)	  	be renewed; be replaced; be improved;
                        be formal/ceremonious 
あらた(めて)	  	again; another time 
あらた(める)	  	renew; reform; correct; change; check
あら(っぽい)	  	rough; violent; wild
あらわ(す)	  	show; appear; reveal 
あらわ(す)	  	express
あらわ(す)	  	write
あらわ(れる)	  	appear; emerge
あらわ(れる)	  	appear; be expressed
あ(る)	 	have; be; exist
あ(る)	 	be; exist
ある(く)	 	walk
あ(れ)	  	rough/stormy weather; roughness; chapping 
あ(れる)	 	become rough/stormy; go to ruin
あわ		   	bubble; foam; froth
あわ(い)	   	light; slight; faint
あ(わす)	  	put together; join; add (to); combine; set/adjust (a device);
                        adapt oneself to; (make) fit; check (with/against) 
あ(わせる)	  	put together; join; add (to); combine; set/adjust (a device);
                        adapt oneself to; (make) fit; check (with/against)
あわ(せる)	   	unite; put together
あわ(ただしい)   	busy; hurried; rushed; bustling
あわ(てる)	   	be flustered; panic; be confused
あわ(れ)	   	pity; compassion; grief; pathos
あわ(れむ)	   	pity; have compassion for; have mercy on



   	well
い				gallbladder
い(う)	  	say; speak; talk; tell; express; order; call; mean
いえ		  	house; home; family
い(かす)	 	spare a life; bring back to life; make use of
いか(り)	  	anger
いか(る)	  	get angry
いき		 	breath; breathing
いきお(い)	 	force; power; energy
いきどお(り)	   	wrath; anger; resentment
いきどお(る)	   	be enraged; be angry; resent
い(きる)	 	live (v.); make a living; be/remain valid
いく		 	some; how much; how many
い(く)	  	go
いくさ		  	war
いけ		 	pond
い(ける)	 	arrange flowers/plants
いこ(い)	   	rest; relaxation
いこ(う)	   	rest; relax
いさぎよ(い)	   	pure; righteous; manly
いさ(ましい)	  	brave; courageous; spirited
いさ(む)	  	be in high spirits
いし		 	rock; stone
いしずえ	   	foundation stone; cornerstone
いずみ		 	spring; fountain
いそが(しい)	 	busy
いそ(ぐ)	 	hurry; hasten
いた		 	board
いた(い)	  	painful; sore; aching; trying 
いた(く)	  	extremely
いだ(く)	  	have; harbor (ideas etc.)
いただき	  	top; summit 
いただ(く)	 	receive; eat
いた(ましい)	  	pitiful; miserable; tragic; horrible 
いた(み)	  	(a) pain; (an) ache
いた(む)	   	be damaged/worn; be bruised/spoiled
いた(む)	   	lament; grieve; mourn
いた(む)	  	hurt; feel pain
いた(める)	   	damage; cause to spoil; harm
いた(める)	  	hurt; injure; cause pain/damage
いた(す)	   	do; exert oneself; cause; bring about
いた(る)	   	arrive; reach; extend (to); lead to; proceed; result in
いち		 	market; city
いちじる(しい) 	marked; striking
いつ		 	five
いつく(しみ)	   	love; affection
いつく(しむ)	   	love; treat tenderly
いつ(つ)	 	five
いつわ(り)	   	lie; fabrication; deception
いつわ(る)	   	lie; fabricate; deceive
いと		 	thread; string; yarn
いとな(む)	  	be engaged in; practice (law/medicine); run (a 
                        business); perform (a ceremony); build
いど(む)	   	challenge; attempt; defy
いな		 	no
いな		   	rice plant
いな(や)	  	whether or not; as soon as; no sooner than
いぬ		 	dog
いね		   	rice plant
いのち		 	life
いの(り)	  	prayer 
いの(る)	  	pray; wish/hope (for)
いま		 	now
いまし(め)	   	admonition; instruction; prohibition; warning
いまし(める)	   	admonish; instruct; prohibit; warn
い(まわしい)	   	detestable; disgusting; ominous
い(み)	   	mourning; abstinence; taboo
い(む)	   	detestable; disgusting; shun; make a taboo of
いも		   	potato
いもうと	 	younger sister
いや		 	no
いや		   	disagreeable; unpleasant
いや(がる)	   	dislike; hate; unwilling to do
いや(しい)	   	greedy; vulgar; mean; base; humble
いや(しむ)	   	despise
いや(しめる)	   	despise
い(る)	 	be; exist; stay; live
い(る)	 	want; need; require
い(る)	 		enter; go/come in
い(る)	  shoot/fire off (an arrow); let fly
い(る)	   	cast; mint; coin
い(れる)	  	put in; let in; take in; hold/accommodate; carry/stock 
                        (goods)
いろ		 	color; looks; appearance
いろど(る)	   	color; decorate
いわ		 	rock; crag
いわ(い)	  	a celebration; festival; congratulations
いわ(う)	  	congratulate; celebrate; commemorate





う(い)	   	sadness; disappointment
うい		  	first; first time; beginning
う(いた)	  	buoyant; cheerful
うえ		  	top; above; on; up(per); beyond
う(える)	   	starve; hunger (for)
う(える)	  	plant; set upright
うお		 	fish
うかが(い)	  	making inquiry; visiting
うかが(う)	 	inquire after/about; hear; visit
う(かされる)	  	be carried off; be delirious
う(かぶ)	  	float; (rise to the) surface; occur to
う(かべる)	  	set afloat
う(かる)	  	pass an exam 
う(かれる)	  	be buoyant/in high spirits
う(く)	  	float; (rise to the) surface; save (money)
う(け)	  	receptacle; receiving; reputation; popularity; 
                        support(ing)
うけたまわ(る) 	hear; accept
う(ける)	   	redeem; (sub)contract
う(ける)	  	receive; catch (a ball); accept; take an exam; 
                        undergo; sustain (damage); be popular; be a success

うご(かす)	  	move; shift; transfer; put into action; operate (a 
                        machine); run (a machine/an enterprise) 
うご(き)	  	movement(s); change; developments; activities
うご(く)	  	move; (of a machine) run; work; go into action
うし		 	cow
うじ		   	clan; lineage; family name; birth; background
うしな(う)	 	lose; miss (an opportunity)
うし(ろ)	 	back; rear; behind
うず		   	whirlpool; eddy
うす(い)	  	thin; light; pale
うす(める)	  	dilute; weaken 
うす(らぐ)	  	become thin/dim; fade
うす(れる)	  	become thin/dim; fade
うた		  	song; poem; tanka 
うた(う)	  	sing
うたが(い)	  	a doubt; a question; suspicion
うたが(う)	  	doubt; suspect 
うたが(わしい)  	doubtful; questionable; suspicious
うち		 	(the) inside; within; among; between
う(つ)	 	hit; strike
う(つ)	   	attack; subjugate; avenge oneself
う(つ)	   	shoot; fire; attack
うつく(しい)	 	beautiful
うつ(す)	  	reflect; project 
うつ(す)	 	copy; duplicate; transcribe; photograph
うつ(す)	  	move; transfer; change 
うった(える)	   	sue; charge; complain; resort to; touch/move (one)
うつ(る)	  	be reflected; match/go with
うつ(る)	  	be photographed; be projected (on)
うつ(る)	 	move; be transferred; change
うつわ		 	container; vessel; receptacle; ability
うで		 	arm; talent; ability
うと(い)	   	ignorant; unfamiliar (with)
うと(ましい)	   	disagreeable
うと(む)	   	shun; neglect
うと(んじる)	   	shun; neglect
うなが(す)	   	urge; press; stimulate; draw attention to
うね		   	ridge; furrow; rib (in ribbed cloth)
うば(う)	   	take by force; rob; deprive; be riveted/captivated by
うま		 	horse
う(まる)	  	be buried; be filled (with) 
う(まれる)	  	be born 
う(まれる)	 	be born
うみ		 	sea; ocean
う(む)	 	give birth; produce
う(む)	 	give birth; produce
うめ		   	plum (tree)
う(める)	  	bury; fill (with) 
う(もれる)	 	be buried
うやうや(しい)   	respectful; reverential
うやま(う)	 	respect
うら		 	(the) back; (the) reverse; (the) opposite; lining; (in) 
                        secret; behind the scenes; (the) sole;
                        bottom half (of an inning)
うら		   	inlet; bay; seashore
うらな(い)	  	divination 
うらな(う)	  	divine (v.)
うら(む)	   	hold a grudge; blame; resent
うら(めしい)	   	reproachful; hateful; bitter
う(る)	  	sell 
う(る)	  	acquire; gain; be able to
うるお(う)	   	be moistened; benefit from
うるお(す)	   	moisten; benefit
うるし		   	lacquer
うる(む)	   	become moist; be dim/cloudy
うるわ(しい)	   	beautiful; lovely
うれ(い)	   	anxiety
うれ(い)	   	grief; sorrow; distress
うれ(える)	   	be anxious/worried
うれ(える)	   	grieve; lament
う(れる)	 	sell; be in demand
う(れる)	   	ripen
うわ		  	top; above; on; up(per); beyond
う(わる)	  	be planted



   	inlet; bay
え		   	handle; grip; shaft
え		  	fold; ply
えが(く)	   	draw; paint; describe
えだ		 	branch; bough; twig
え(む)	  	smile; bloom
えら(い)	 	great; renowned
えら(ぶ)	 	select; choose
えり		   	collar
え(る)	   	catch (prey)
え(る)	 	acquire; gain; be able to



   	male
お		 	honorary prefix
お		   	tail
お		  	small; little
お		 	cord
お(い)	  	old age; elderly (person)
お(う)	 	carry on the back; bear (a load); be shouldered with 
                        (responsibility); owe; sustain (an injury)
お(う)	 	grow
お(う)	 	follow; pursue; add; catch up with; drive off/out; 
                        expel
おうぎ		   	(folding) fan
お(える)	 	finish (v.)
おお		  	big; large; great 
おお(い)	 	much; many
おお(う)	   	cover; cover up; spread over
おお(きい)	 	big; large; great; full; spacious
おお(せ)	   	another’s commands/wishes
おおやけ	   	public; official; governmental
おか		   	hill; mound
おか(す)	   	risk; brave; dare; have a bad effect on; damage
おか(す)	 	commit a crime/sin; violate
おか(す)	   	invade; infringe (on)
おが(む)	 	worship; pray to
お(き)	  	every; every other (day/month etc.); be placed; stand
おき		   	offshore; offing; open sea
おぎな(う)	 	supply; supplement; compensate; make up for
お(きる)	  	awake; stay awake; get up; occur 
おく		 	inner part; secret; back room; wife
お(く)	  	place; set; put; leave as is; deal with; position (an 
                        object)
おく(らす)	  	delay; defer 
おく(る)	 	give; present
おく(る)	 	send
おく(れる)	 	lag (behind); be behind (the times); be late
おく(れる)	  	be late; be delayed; lag behind; (of clocks) lose time
お(こす)	  	raise (up); give rise to; awaken (another); establish; 
                        start; begin 
おこ(す)	   	promote; make prosperous
おごそ(か)			solemn
おこた(る)	   	neglect; be inattentive
おこ(る)	   	become prosperous; become prevalent
おこな(う)	  	do; conduct; perform
お(こる)	  	occur; arise; be caused/generated by; originate in
おこ(る)	  	get angry
お(さえ)	  	a weight; control 
おさ(える)	   	suppress; repress
お(さえる)	  	hold/press (against); hold down; catch; arrest 
おさな(い)	 	infant
おさ(まる)	   	be delivered; be paid; be settled; be content with
おさ(まる)	   	govern/conduct oneself
おさ(まる)	  	calm/settle down; subside; control 
おさ(まる)	  	put in/away; be restored; be replaced; be settled 
おさ(める)	   	accept (a gift, or a situation); supply; pay; finish
おさ(める)	   	master; conduct oneself well
おさ(める)	  	quell; control; govern
おさ(める)	 	gather; collect; obtain; put in/away
お(し)	  	a weight; a push; influence 
お(しい)	   	dear; precious; regrettable; pitiful; wasteful; 
                        disappointing
おし(え)	  	teaching; lesson; precept 
おし(える)	  	teach; instruct; give lessons; tell/show (how to do)
お(しむ)	   	hold/regard dear; spare; grudge; be reluctant; lament
おす		   	male
お(す)	  	push; thrust; shove; press; stamp (papers/a passport 
                        etc.)
お(す)	   	recommend; suppose; assume
おそ(い)	 	slow; late
おそ(う)	   	attack; sweep over; succeed (to)
おそ(らく)	  	probably; possibly 
おそ(れ)	  	fear; awe; apprehension; concern
おそれ		   	fear; apprehension; concern
おそ(れる)	  	fear
おそ(ろしい)	  	terrible; horrible; dreadful; fierce; tremendous
おそ(わる)	 	learn; be taught
おだ(やか)	   	calm; quiet; peaceful; moderate
お(ち)	  	omission; mistake; outcome; punch line
おちい(る)	  	fall (into)
お(ちる)	  	fall; drop; collapse; come off/out; be missing; fail (a 
                        test); be inferior; die down; decline
おっと		 	husband
おと		  	sound; noise
おとうと	 	younger brother
おど(かす)	   	frighten; startle
おど(す)	   	threaten; frighten
おとこ		 	man
お(とし)	  	(a) trap 
おとしい(れる)  	entrap; capture
お(とす)	  	drop; remove; lose; trap; trick; omit
おとず(れる)	  	visit; come
おど(り)	  	dancing; a dance 
おと(る)	   	be inferior to
おど(る)	   	spring up; leap; leap about; dance
おど(る)	  	dance; manipulate
おとろ(える)	   	weaken; decline
おどろ(かす)	   	astonish; surprise; frighten; shock
おどろ(き)	   	a surprise; amazement; a shock
おどろ(く)	   	be astonished/surprised/frightened/shocked; 
                        wonder/marvel at
おな(じ)	 	same; equal
おに		   	demon; devil; spirit; ogre
おのおの	 	each/every person
おのれ		   	(one)self
おび		  	belt; zone 
おびや(かす)	   	threaten
お(びる)	 	wear; carry; accompany
おぼ(える)	  	learn; remember; memorize; bear in mind; feel
おも		  	face; surface 
おも		  	main; principal
おも(い)	  	(a) thought; consideration; belief
おも(い)	  	heavy; depressing; serious; important
おも(う)	 	thought; think; consider; believe
おも(さ)	  	weight
おも(たい)	  	heavy; depressing; serious; important
おもて		  	face; surface
おもて		 	surface; face; front; outdoors; top half (of an inning)
おも(み)	  	weight; importance
おもむき	   	import; purport; tenor; contents; aspect; appearance
おもむ(く)	   	go/proceed to; get/become; tend to
おも(んじる)	  	place weight on/attach importance to
おも(んずる)	  	place weight on/attach importance to
おや		  	parent; group leader
およ(ぐ)	 	swim
およ(び)	   	and; as well as
およ(ぶ)	   	reach; extend (to); amount to; equal; come to
およ(ぼす)	   	exert (upon); extend (to); affect
おり		  	suitable time/moment; opportunity 
お(り)	 (a) fold; folded object; small wooden box 
お(り)	   	fabric; weave
お(りる)	 	come/go down; be obtained
お(りる)	  	fall; get off (a train/bus); get out of (a car); retire; 
                        give up
お(る)	 fold; break; bend 
お(る)	   	weave (v.)
お(れる)	  	be folded; break; be broken; turn; yield to
おろ(か)	   	foolish; stupid; silly
おろ(かしい)	   	foolish; stupid; silly
おろし		   	wholesale
お(ろす)	 	lower; remove; grate; withdraw; abort (a fetus)
お(ろす)	  	drop/let off (a passenger); unload; lower; abort (a 
                        fetus)
おろ(す)	   	sell at wholesale (prices)
お(わり)	 	finish; end; the close; termination; conclusion
お(わる)	 	finish (v.); end (v.); terminate
おん		 	honorary prefix
おんな		  	woman



  	day (of the month)
か		   	mosquito
かい		 	shellfish; (sea) shell
かいこ		   	silkworm
か(う)	  	exchange (greetings/messages)
か(う)	 	buy
か(う)	   	keep (a pet); raise (animals)
か(え)	  	a change; a substitute; a spare; a replacement
かえ(す)	  	send (someone) back; let (someone) return 
かえ(す)	  	return; turn over
かえり(みる)	   	look back on; reflect on; take note of; pay attention to
かえり(みる)	  	ponder
か(える)	  	exchange; change
かえ(る)	  	return; leave
かえ(る)	  	return; be returned; reverse
か(える)	  	change 
か(える)	  	substitute (for); take the place (of)
か(える)	  	replace
かお		 	face; countenance; influence
かお(り)	  	fragrance; scent; perfume 
かお(り)	   	fragrance; scent; perfume
かお(る)	  	be fragrant
かお(る)	   	be fragrant
かか(える)	  	hold; have; carry
かか(げる)	   	put up; hoist; run (an article); declare
か(かす)	  	miss (a class/meeting etc.) 
かがみ		   	mirror
かがや(き)	   	brightness; brilliance; radiance
かがや(く)	   	shine; sparkle; glitter; twinkle; gleam
か(かり)	  	(of an engine) start/catch; connection/relation; 
                        expenses
かか(り)	  	person in charge
か(かる)	   	build; span
かか(る)	  	affect; modify (a verb)
か(かる)	   	hang; hang/depend on
か(かる)	  	hang; be covered with/by; be splashed; be locked; be 
                        caught; be tied (up); (of an engine) start/catch; attack;
                        be subject to; be suspected of; be connected/related;
                        be involved in; call (out); be brought up; be anxious about;
                        depend on; take/require (time); pay; carry (insurance);
                        (of a play/movie) be showing/playing; set about
かか(わり)	  	connection; relation 
かか(わる)	  	be connected (with)
かき		   	fence; hedge
かぎ(り)	  	(a) limit; to the greatest extent possible 
かぎ(る)	  	limit; restrict
か(く)	  	break; chip; lack; be missing 
か(く)	 	write
かく(す)	  	hide; conceal
かく(れる)	    	hide; conceal; be hidden/concealed
か(け)	  	broken piece; fragment 
かげ		   	shade; back/behind
かげ		   	light; shadow; image; reflection; figure; trace
か(ける)	   	build; span
か(ける)	  	break off; chip (off); lack; be missing; wane
か(ける)	   	offer (a prize); do at the risk of
か(ける)	  	hang; put (on a stove/fire); cover; sprinkle; pour; 
                        lock; fasten; grasp; catch/snare; bind; put/set up;
                        be in charge; weigh; fix; wear; multiply;
                        begin to/be on the point of
か(ける)	   	gallop; run; ride
かげ(る)	   	be shaded; darken; be obscured

かこ(む)	 	surround; enclose; encircle; besiege

かさ		   	umbrella; parasol
かざ		  	wind
かさ(なる)	 	be piled upon; occur simultaneously 
かさ(ねる)	 	pile (up); do repeatedly
かざ(り)	   	ornament; adornment; decoration(s)
かざ(る)	   	ornament; adorn; decorate; display; be ostentatious
かし		  	a loan; lending; renting; for rent; bill 
かしこ(い)	  	wise; intelligent
かしら		 	head; leader; top
か(す)	  	lend; loan; rent
かず		  	(a) number 
かぜ		 	wind; trend; atmosphere; taste; custom
かせ(ぐ)	    	earn (a living); work; gain
かぞ(える)	  	count
かた		  	shoulder
かた		 	shape; form; style
かた		 	mold; model; pattern; conventional form/idea
かた		 	direction; side; person; method
かた		 	one (of a pair/set); one side
かた		   	lagoon
かた(い)	 	hard; solid; firm; serious; formal
かた(い)	  	hard; tight; firm; strict; rigid
かた(い)	 	hard; stiff; stern
かた(い)	  	difficult
がた(い)	  	difficult (to do)
かたき		   	enemy; rival; competitor
かたち		 	shape; form; style
かたな		   	sword
かたまり	   	lump; clod; cluster; group
かた(まる)	  	harden; solidify; stiffen; jell; collect; settle
かたむ(く)	  	tilt; lean; incline; list (to one side); slant; sink; 
                        decline
かたむ(ける)	  	tilt; lean; incline; squander; ruin; concentrate (on)
かた(める)	  	harden; strengthen; solidify; fortify; settle (down); 
                        collect
かたよ(る)	   	lean; incline; be biased
かた(る)	 	talk; tell; narrate
かたわ(ら)	   	(by the) side (of); besides
か(ち)	  	victory; a win 
か(つ)	  besides; also; furthermore
か(つ)	  	win; defeat; be predominant
かつ(ぐ)	  	shoulder a load
かて		   	food; provisions; nourishment
かど		  	corner; edge; harshness
かど		 	gate
かな		  	metal
かな(しい)	  	sad
かな(しみ)	  	sadness
かな(しむ)	 	lament; grieve
かな(でる)	   	play an instrument
かなら(ず)	 	surely; certainly; not fail to
かね		  	money; metal
かね		   	bell
か(ねて)	   	simultaneously
か(ねる)	   	combine; serve/perform concurrently
かぶ		   	stump; stock; share(s)
かべ		   	wall
かま		   	kiln; oven
かま(う)	  	care about; mind; interfere; show hospitality
かま(え)	  	structure; style; posture; attitude
かま(える)	  	build; assume a posture/an attitude; prepare; feign
かみ		 	hair
かみ		  	up(per); first (half); emperor
かみ		 	paper
かみ		  	mysterious power; God; god
かみなり	   	thunder; lightning
かも(す)	 	brew; cause; give rise to
かよ(い)	  	going back and forth (to work, school etc.) 
か(よう)	  	go back and forth; commute; attend a school; 
                        frequent (a particular place); run between
                        two points; run through
から		  	empty
から		   	shell; husk
から		   	China
がら		   	pattern; figure; (person’s) build; character
から(い)	  	spicy; bitter 
か(らす)	 	let (a plant) die
からだ		 	body
から(まる)	 	coil around; get entangled
から(む)	 	coil around; get entangled
かり		   	temporary; provisional; false
か(り)	 debt; loan; borrowing 
か(り)	   	hunting; gathering; picking; nature viewing
か(りる)	 	borrow; rent
か(る)	   	cut; reap; trim; prune
か(る)	   	drive (quickly); spur/urge on; impel
か(る)	   	hunt; gather; pick
かる(い)	  	light
かれ		 	he; boyfriend
か(れる)	  	wither; die; be seasoned
かろ(うじて)	 	barely
かわ		  	river
かわ		 	river
かわ		 	leather
かわ		 	skin; hide; leather; bark; rind
かわ		 	side
がわ		 	side
かわ(かす)	  	dry 
かわ(く)	  	dry (up/out)
かわ(く)	   	be parched; be thirsty; dry up
か(わす)	  	exchange (greetings/messages)
か(わり)	  	a replacement; an alternative; another (helping of 
                        food etc.) 
か(わる)	  	change
か(わる)	 	change
か(わる)	  	substitute (for); take the place (of)
か(わる)	  	replace; relieve/succeed (another)
かん		  	mysterious power; God; god
かんが(え)	  	thinking; thought; idea; opinion; suggestion; 
                        intention; discretion; expectations; imagination
かんが(える)	 	think (of/about); think over; consider; reflect on; 
                        prepare (for); intend to; expect (that);
                        imagine (that); contrive (to)
かんば(しい)	   	fragrant
かんむり	   	crown



  	yellow 
き		 	tree; wood
き		 	pure; undiluted
き(える)	  	go out; disappear
き(かす)	  	bring into effect 
き(かせる)	  	bring into effect 
き(く)	 	work well; be effective
き(く)	  	work (well/skillfully); be able to; be effective
き(く)	 	hear; listen; ask
き(く)	   	hear; listen; ask
き(こえる)	  	be heard; be audible
きざ(し)	  	sign; indication; omen 
きざ(す)	  	display signs/symptoms of
きざ(み)	  	notching; carving 
きざ(む)	  	cut (fine); chop; notch; carve; engrave
きし		 	bank; shore; coast
きず		   	injury; wound; bruise; scratch; flaw; fault
きず(く)	 	build; construct
き(せる)	  	dress (another); cover; pin responsibility on 
きそ(う)	  	compete (with)
きた		 	north
きた(える)	   	temper; forge; train; drill
きた(す)	  	cause; bring about 
きたな(い)	  	dirty; filthy; mean; base
きた(る)	  	next/the coming
きぬ		   	silk
き(ばむ)	  	(turn) yellow
きび(しい)			severe; strict
き(まる)	  	be decided; be settled 
きみ		 	you; ruler
き(める)	  	decide; settle
きも		   	the liver; courage
きも				gallbladder; courage; pluck
きよ(い)	  	pure; clean
きよ(まる)	  	be purified/cleaned
きよ(める)	  	purify; clean
きよ(らか)	 	pure; clean
きら(い)	   	disagreeable; unpleasant; antipathy 
きら(う)	   	dislike; hate; unwilling to do
きり		   	fog; mist; spray
き(り)	  	end (of a matter); limit; place to stop/leave off doing
き(る)	  	cut; chop; break; break off; stop; pause; turn off; 
                        sell below cost; drain (off)
き(る)	  	put on; wear
き(れ)	  	a piece; a slice; piece of cloth
き(れる)	 	break; break off; snap; cut; wear out; wear off; be out 
                        of; run out of; expire; be short of
きわ		 	edge; brink
きわ(まる)	  	come to an end; take to/be at an extreme 
きわ(まる)	   	come to an end; take to/be at an extreme
きわ(めて)	  	extremely 
きわ(める)	  	go to the end; take to an extreme
きわ(める)	 	investigate; master
きわ(める)	   	go to the end; take to an extreme





く(い)	   	repentance; regret
く(いる)	   	repent; regret
く(う)	  	eat; consume; make a living; (of an insect) bite; 
                        absorb a blow; be scolded; lose (territory/market
                        share etc.); defeat
くき		   	stalk; stem
くさ		 	grass; plants
くさ(い)	   	smelly; reeking of
くさ(らす)	   	(cause to) spoil; let rot

くさり		   	chain
くさ(る)	   	rot; decay; go bad; be corroded; be corrupted
くさ(れる)	   	rot; decay; go bad; be corroded; be corrupted
くじら		   	whale
くすり		 	medicine; drug
くず(す)	   	destroy; demolish; break; rout
くず(れる) 	   	collapse; crumble; fall apart; worsen; decline; be 
                        routed
くせ		   	habit; tendency; peculiarity; curl/kink (in the hair)
くだ		  	pipe; tube
くだ(く)	   	break; smash; crush; rack one’s brains
くだ(ける)	   	break; be broken/smashed/crushed; wane
くだ(さる)	 	give; do the favor of…
くだ(す)	 	lower; give; hand down (a decision); have diarrhea
くだ(る)	 	come/go down; leave the capital; be given/handed; 
                        retire; surrender
くち		 	mouth; hole; entrance
くちびる	   	lip; the lips
く(ちる)	   	rot; decay
くつ		 	shoe; footwear
くつがえ(す)	   	overturn; capsize; disprove
くつがえ(る)	   	overturn; capsize; overthrow; overrule; disprove
くに		 	country; land; state; nation; district; province; native 
                        land
くば(る)	 	distribute; assign
くび		 	head; neck
くみ		  	group; set; suit; assortment; class; party; crew; 
                        company
く(む)	 put together; assemble; construct
く(む)	   	pour (out) alcohol; drink
くも		 	cloud
くも(り)	  	cloudiness; frosted (glass); gloom
くも(る)	  	become cloudy; grow dim; be gloomy
く(やみ)	   	repentance; regret; condolences
く(やむ)	   	repent; regret; mourn
くや(しい)	   	mortifying; vexing; regrettable
くら		 	storehouse
くら		   	storehouse
くら(い)	 	dark; dim; gloomy; ignorant
くらい		 	(a) rank; the crown/throne
く(らう)	  	eat; drink; absorb a blow
く(らし)	  	(a) living; livelihood
く(らす)	  	live; make a living; spend time 
くら(べる)	 	compare
く(らわす)	  	feed; strike (a blow)
く(る)	  	come
く(る)	   	wind; reel; spin; leaf through; open (shutters)
くる(う)	   	go mad/crazy; function improperly
くる(しい)	  	painful; pressured; difficult; embarrassing
くる(しみ)	  	pain; agony; hardship
くる(しむ)	  	suffer (from); feel pain; be distressed/worried; be at a 
                        loss; exert oneself
くる(しめる)	  	cause pain/distress; torment
くるま		 	wheel; automobile; vehicle
く(れ)	  	nightfall; sunset; (the) end
くれない	  	deep red; crimson
く(れる)	  	become dark; (of a season) come to an end
くろ		 	black; dark
くろ(い)	 	black; dark
くわ		   	mulberry (tree)
くわ(える)	  	add; increase; join (in); inflict 
くわ(しい)	   	detail(s); detailed; familiarity
くわだ(てる)	   	plan; plot; attempt
くわ(わる)	  	increase; join (in)



 	hair; fur; wool
けが(す)	 	dirty; soil; disgrace; rape
けが(れる)	 	be dirty; be stained; be corrupted; be raped
け(す)	  	extinguish; put out; turn off; erase; kill (off); 
                        disappear
けず(る)	   	shave; plane; pare; erode; reduce; remove; erase; 
                        delete; cut
けだもの	   	beast; brute
けむり		  	smoke; fumes
けむ(る)	  	smoke; smolder; be dimly visible
けもの		   	beast; brute
けわ(しい)	 	steep; severe; harsh



 	tree; wood
こ		 	powder; dust
こ		 	child
こ		  	small; little
こい		  	love
こ(い)	 	dark/deep (color); thick; dense; strong (flavor)
こい(しい)	  	beloved
こ(う)	  	love/be in love
こ(う)	   	ask; request; beg
こう		 	mysterious power; God; god
こうば(しい)	 	fragrant; savory (smell)
こうむ(る)	 	suffer (an action); incur
こえ		   	manure; night soil
こえ		 	sound; voice; rumor; reputation
こ(える)	  	clear (an obstacle); cross; go over/beyond; exceed 
こ(える)	   	grow fat; gain weight; (of soil) become fertile
こ(える)	  	exceed; surpass; go beyond
こおり		 	ice
こお(る)	  	freeze; be frozen (over) 
こ(がす)	   	burn; scorch; singe; char; burn/pine for
こ(がれる)	   	crave; burn/pine for; be dying to; be deeply in love
こ(げる)	   	be burnt/scorched/singed/charred; burn; scorch
こご(える)	 	freeze; be frozen (over); chill; be chilled
ここの		 	nine
ここの(つ)	 	nine
こころ		 	heart; mind
こころざし	   	will; aim; intent; resolution; kindness; offering
こころざ(す)	   	aim (at/to); aspire; have one’s heart set on
こころ(みる)	  	attempt; try
こころよ(い)	 	pleasant; comfortable; refreshing; enjoyable
こし		 	waist; hips; small of the back
こ(す)	  	cross; pass (time); exceed; move (house); go; come
こ(す)	  	exceed; surpass
こた(え)	  	answer; solution 
こた(える)	 	answer; solve
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