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kunyomi | meaning |  | a | next, similar, pseud. Most of Japanese do not know the meaning of this letter. The meaning is not very good but often used in names. It is almost a phonogram. |  | a | Various meaning without relations from beauty, hill, coast. It is almost a phonogram. Often found in family names. |  | kei
a | beautiful woman. not used in Japan. Chinese use it often in names. Why Japanese do not use this kanji? I suppose this kaiji is very similar to  : frog. The left part of this kaniji represent insects. Probably frogs are thought as superior insect. |  | go
a, ware | I, my, me. seen in literary expressions and town names. There are many "Azuma" towns meaning "my wife". Azuma has another meaning: east in literary expression. An ancient hero "YamatoTakeru no Mikoto" was in the western region apart from home and heard his wife was dead. He sighed looking to the east saying "Azuma" is already gone. This is why "Azuma" is east. The ordinary word for east is "higashi". "hi" means the sun, "shi" means the direction in ancient japanese language. So "higashi" is the direction towards the sun. "Azuma-ya" means tiny peasantry cottage. In ancient times, the east region of japan was poor and the houses were peasantry. |  | abu | horsefly |  | soh,
ai | each other, mutual   (soh-shi-soh-ai) means recalls and loves each other: ideal mutual love |  | ai
aware | sorrowful, mournful, lament |  | hoh,
au | meet (rather romantic meeting), come across |  | kai
au | meet, meeting (rather formal meeting) in contrast to |  | seki,
aka | red (standard) |  | shoh,
akashi | certify, certification, testimony |  | koh,
aka | sordes, dross |  | koh,
beni, aka | red the red of safflower |  | shu,
aka, ake | vermilion, cinnabar |  | shuh,
aki | autumn |  | kuh,
a (verb) | sky, vacant, empty, light blue |  | kai,
a (verb) hira (verb) | open |  | hoh,
a (verb) a (verb) | cloy, surfeit |  | shoh,
aki (name) | chapter, evident, "aki" is used only for person names. |  | shoh, doh,
akogare | yearn, yearning |  | aku,
nigi | grasp  is 'shake hand' |  | ten,
ama | higher sky, heaven.   "ama no kawa" is 'river of heaven' milky way. |  | ni,
ama | priestess, nun, sister |  | yo
amari | rest, I (pronoun used by kings, probably the rest of the people.) |  | moh,
ami | net |  | hen,
amu | edit, knit, compose |  | sei,
ao | blue (in japan sometimes means greeinsh, a green light of traffic signal is called signal |  | soh,
ao | dark blue, sickly color (for illness, deadly shock) |  | heki, peki,
ao, midori | cobalt blue, blueish gem, green(greenish color of a sea, lake) |  | koh, gyoh,
aogu | look up |  | sen,
ohgi, aogu(verb) | flabeli, fan |  | sen,
aoru(verb) | agitate, promt The left part  represent  : fire. A fire is agitated by fan. | | ai,
aware, kanashi | mercy, sad, pity |  | kyuh,
ada, kataki | enemy (object of revenge) |  | en,
ade, tsuya | attractive, charming. When used in names, the sound is usually "tsuya". "ade" sound is only seen in sentences. |  | gaku,
ago | chin | | ai
itoshi(e) | love |  | mei, myoh
akira, akarui | bright. The left part means the sun and the right moon. |  | doh
akagane | copper,  is Chinese gong. | | ten,
ama | higher sky, heaven. "ama no kawa" is milky way. | | yo
amari | rest, I (pronoun used by kings, probably the rest of the people.) |  | u
ame, (ama) | rain |  | u
i, ame | candy (originally made from rice) |  | an,
yasu | safe, ease, easy, cheap(easy to buy).often seen names both male and female. |  | an | guide, contrive an idea |  | an
(naderu) | stroke, consider. The left part  represents : hand. The right part means ease. So, let ease by stroking or by considering about the solution |  | an,
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kyoh | apricot |  | an,
iori | hut, small house |  | an | paste for pastry as enclosed or enclosure |  | an
kurai | dark |  | an
kura | saddle. The left part repesents  :hide. The right part means ease. make easy to ride. |  | ketsu,
ana | hole |  | bu,
anadori | contempt |  | koh,
ana | hole, rather small and long hole |  | shi,
ane, nee | elder sister The "nee" is an extension of infant language indicating the young girls around. Usually used with "san" or "chan" as compellation. |  | sha, shi,
ane | elder sister (in china), In japan, this word means something like "boss lady" in gang like society |  | kei, kyoh,
ani, nii | elder brother The "nii" is an extension of infant language indicating the young boys around. Usually used with "san" or "chan" as compellation. |  | ge
ani | elder brother This letters is not in used in Japan used only in China. |  | so
ara | coarse, "ara" means defect |  | koh
ara | fierce, rude |  | shin
arata, atara | new, renew |  | yuh
ari | exist, is there |  | gi
ari | ant The left part  represents  : insects |  | ho, po,
aruku | walk, step |  | shi
ato | trace, remains (of something constructed) |  | zai,
ari | exist, be |  | choh,
asa | morning |  | ma,
asa | linen, marihuana |  | sen,
asa | shallow |  | ryoh,
asa (verb) | fishing. The print style is  . The left part  represents water, the right part  represent fish. |  | ro,
ashi | reed: a tall grass reaching the height of 3 m.  is the original style. | | ro,
ashi | reed: a tall grass reaching the height of 3 m. is the simplified style. |  | kan,
ase | sweat the left part  represents water. The right part  means exsiccate. exsiccates water from body. |  | soku, (zoku)
ashi | foot |  | shoh, atashi,
mekake | I, me, "mekake" means concupy or beloved. Used by beloved woman to her lover. |  | zu
atama | head |  | toh
ataru, ateru | hit, strike, come up, fall "ataru" is a intransitive verb. "ateru" is transitive verb. |  | koh
atsu | depth, thick, bulky |  | atsu
o (verb) | press, compress |  | toku
atsu, atsushi | humane, hearty |  | on
nuku, nuru, atsushi | warm "atsushi" is used only for person names. |  | netsu
atsu | hot (for substances) |  | sho
atsu | hot (for weather) |  | koh
ato, nochi | after, behind |  | seki
ato | trace, print is footprint.  represents . | | shi
ato | trace, remains (of something constructed) |  | seki
ato | trace, print not used nowadays. the same as . |  | kon,
ato | taint, imprint of something ill. The print style is  .  means something ill about human body. |  | hoh
awa | bubble. The left part represents  : water. The righ part  means enclosure. What enclosed in water is . |  | zoku
awa | foxtail millet |  | (hoh)
awabi | ear shell |  | tan
awai | ambiguous, indistinct, subtle |  | koh
awatadashi | hasty, hurried. The left part  represents  : mind. The mind is fierce (hurried). |  | ren,
awaremi | remorse |  | ryoh
aya | twil |  | (ten, den)
ayu | sweetfish, a japanese favorite fish, dwell in clear river water | |
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