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Kanji + Okurigana: Part 1
1 Kanji + 1 Okurigana
Okurigana (送り仮名 / おくりがな) are understood as accompanying characters, which are kana suffixes (For example い, し, る…following Kanji characters) in words in written Japanese.
1 Syllable Kanji
あう (会う) to meet
あう (合う) to match
あう (遭う) to meet, to encounter (undesirable nuance)
いう (言う) to say
おう (追う) to chase, to run after
おう (負う) to bear, to owe
かう (買う) to buy
かう (飼う) to keep, to raise, to feed
こう (請う) to ask, to request
すう (吸う) to smoke, to suck
そう (沿う) to run along, to follow
そう (添う) to accompany, to become married, to comply with
とう (問う) to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse, without regard to (neg)
ぬう (縫う) to sew
はう (這う) to creep, to crawl
まう (舞う) to dance, to flutter about, to revolve
よう (酔う) to get drunk, to become intoxicated
あく (開く) to open, to become open
あく (空く) to open, to become empty (vi)
いく (行く) to go
うく (浮く) to float, to become merry, to become loose
おく (置く) to put
かく (書く) to write
かく (描く) to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe
かく (掻く) to scratch, to perspire
かく (欠く) to lack, to break, to crack, to chip
かぐ (嗅ぐ) to sniff, to smell
きく (聞く) to hear, to listen to, to ask
きく (効く) to be effective
こぐ (漕ぐ) to row, to scull, to pedal
さく (咲く) to bloom
さく (裂く) to tear, to split
しく (敷く) to spread out, to lay out
たく (炊く) to boil, to cook
たく (焚く) to burn, to kindle, to build a fire
つく (着く) to arrive at
つく (付く) to be attached
つく (就く) to take (seat, position), to get (a job)
つく (点く) to catch fire, (electricity) comes on
つく (突く) (1) to thrust, to strike, (2) to poke
つぐ (注ぐ) to pour (into), to irrigate, to pay
つぐ (次ぐ) to rank next to, to come after
つぐ (接ぐ) to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (trees)
つぐ (継ぐ) to succeed
とく (解く) to unfasten, to solve
とく (溶く) to dissolve (paint)
とく (説く) to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
どく (退く) (1) to retreat, to recede, to withdraw
とぐ (研ぐ) to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice) (vt)
なく (泣く) to weep
ぬく (抜く) to extract, to omit, to surpass, to draw out, to unplug
ぬぐ (脱ぐ) to take off clothes
はく (履く) to wear, to put on (lower body)
はく (吐く) 1. to breathe 2. to tell (lies) 3. to vomit, to disgorge
はく (掃く) to sweep, to brush, to gather up
はぐ (剥ぐ) to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of
ひく (引く) to pull
ひく (弾く) to play an instrument with strings, including piano
ひく (轢く) to run somebody over (with vehicle), to knock someone down
ふく (吹く) to blow
ふく (拭く) to wipe, to dry
まく (巻く) to wind, to coil, to roll
まく (蒔く) to sow (seeds)
まく (撒く) to scatter, to sprinkle, to sow
むく (向く) to face
むく (剥く) to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull
やく (焼く) to bake, to grill
ゆく (行く) to go
わく (沸く) to boil, to grow hot, to get excited
わく (湧く) to boil, to grow hot, to get excited, to gush forth
おす (押す) to push, to stamp something
かす (貸す) to lend
けす (消す) to erase, to turn off power
こす (越す) to go over (e.g. with audience)
こす (超す) to cross, to pass, to tide over
さす (差す) to stretch out hands, to raise an umbrella
さす (指す) to point, to put up umbrella, to play
さす (刺す) to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust
さす (挿す) to insert, to put in, to graft, to wear in belt
さす (注す) to pour (drink), to serve (drinks)
さす (射す) to shine, to strike
たす (足す) to add a number
だす (出す) to put out
なす (為す) to accomplish, to do
ほす (干す) to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up
ます (増す) to increase, to grow
むす (蒸す) to steam, to poultice, to be sultry
めす (召す) to call, to send for, to put on, to wear, to take (a bath), to ride in, to buy, to eat, to drink, to catch
よす (止す) to cease, to abolish, to resign, to give up
うつ (打つ) to hit
うつ (撃つ) to attack, to defeat, to destroy
うつ (討つ) to attack, to avenge
かつ (勝つ) to win
たつ (立つ) to stand
たつ (経つ) to pass, to lapse
たつ (建つ) to erect, to be erected, to be built
たつ (発つ) to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
たつ (絶つ) to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)
ぶつ (打つ) to hit, to strike
まつ (待つ) to wait
もつ (持つ) to hold
しぬ (死ぬ) to die
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