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#1

Meaning

bend, yield, crouch

Components

Example words
くっせつ

refraction; bending

退たいくつ

boredom, tedium

かが

to stoop, to crouch

#2

Meaning

reel, wind; repeat

Components

Example words
かえ

to repeat

moving up, advancing

to reel, to turn (pages)

#3

Meaning

exhaust, use up; devote

Components

Example words
じんぞう

inexhaustible

じんりょく

effort, endeavor

きる

to run out, to be exhausted

#4

Meaning

inquire, seek, ask

Components

Example words
じんもん

interrogation

じんじょう

ordinary, usual

たずねる

to ask, to inquire

#5

Meaning

occupy; tell fortunes

Components

Example words
せんりょう

occupation (military)

どくせん

monopoly

うらな

to tell fortunes

#6

Meaning

replace, exchange

Components

Example words
こうたい

alternation, changing

りょうがえ

money exchange

える

to replace, to exchange

#7

Meaning

renew; further, again

Components

Example words
へんこう

change, alteration

こうしん

renewal, update

さら

furthermore, even more

#8

Meaning

do (humble); bring about

Components

Example words
いっ

agreement, accord

しょう

invitation, attracting

いた

to do (humble)

#9

Meaning

thrust, pierce; sudden

Components

Example words
とつぜん

suddenly

しょうとつ

collision, clash

to thrust, to poke

#10

Meaning

spread out, lay

Components

Example words
しき

site, grounds

しき

tatami room

to spread, to lay out

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