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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. |  | 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. |  | ai
itoshi | love |  | an,
yasu | safe, easy cheap(easy to buy).often seen names both male and female. |  | an | guide, contrive an idea |  | an,
anzu
kyoh | apricot |  | an,
iori | hut, small house |  | zai,
ari | exist, be |  | 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. |  | shoh, atashi,
mekake | I, me, "mekake" means concupy or beloved. Used by beloved woman to her lover. | |  | kai, e | picture |  | koh,
e | creek |  | e, kei,
megumi | mercy, gracious. |  | ei,
yomu | sing |  | ei,
hide | excellent | | en,
ade, tsuya | attractive, charming. When used in names, the sound is usually "tsuya". "ade" sound is only seen in sentences. |  | en,
hime | beautiful lady |  | etsu,
yorokobu | eyjoy, joy |  | i | meaning is vague. Most japanese do not know the meaning. It is used as a phonogram. |  | sei,
i | well (for water). means well by single but usually  is used. |  | i | fibre, cord, this(no relation to fibre) |  | i,
motte | with |  | i,
koromo | clothe, drwss, garment |  | ka,
ie, uchi | house |  | in | some kind of public institute such as hospital. |  | in | rhyme |  | in | affinity, affined, affine, relative |  | bi,
o | tail. This letteri often used in family names |  | yuh,
o | hero, male |  | o, dan, nan
otoko | man, male |  | o | name of tree, the soft and strong rope made from the peal of the tree. A couple of lovers to marry are tied by this rope by a god. |  | oh | king |  | dai, tai
oo(kii) | large, big |  | oh,
oku(kii) | innermost, back.  means wife. Wives are thought to be back in the house. |  | yoh,
odori | dance |  | roh,
oi | aged, old (person) |  | jo, nyo,
me, onna | woman, female |  | yaku,
odori | dance |  | fu, pu
o, otto,
(pu) | man, husband, worker. "fuh-fu"  is a couple of a husband and his wife. It can also be read as "me-oto" meaning "woman and her hasbund" exceptionally lady first. |  | on | beneficience |  | gu
oroka | stupid |  | otsu, oto | fairly good. is virgin maiden. |  | u | a kind of deutzia thought as the symbol of the month of April. Official name is "utsugi". |  | u | probably eaves is the originally meaning. Probably something big to cover.  is the universe covering the sky. Now almost no japanese knows the meaning. It is almost a phonogram. |  | nai,
uchi | inner, inside |  | ri,
uchi | back in |  | same as
previous | no meaning, it shows the duplication of the letter before. | |
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