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#1

Meaning

differ; violate

Components

Example words
はん

violation, breach

そう

difference, discrepancy

ちが

to differ, to be wrong

#2

Meaning

welcome, greet, meet

Components

Example words
かんげい

welcome

そうげい

pick-up and drop-off

むかえる

to welcome, to greet

#3

Meaning

dispatch, send

Components

Example words
けん

dispatch, sending

けんとう使

envoy to Tang China

づか

pocket money

#4

Meaning

be crowded; put into

Components

Example words
もうし

application, booking

prospect, expectation

to be crowded

#5

Meaning

late; slow

Components

Example words
こく

being late, tardiness

えん

delay

おそ

slow, late

#6

Meaning

way, route, on the way

Components

Example words
ちゅう

on the way, midway

よう

use, purpose

たん

the moment (when)

#7

Meaning

escape, flee

Components

Example words
とうそう

flight, escape

とうぼう

fleeing, escape

げる

to run away, to flee

#8

Meaning

be transparent; pass through

Components

Example words
とうめい

transparent

しんとう

permeation

ける

to be see-through

#9

Meaning

press, urge, draw near

Components

Example words
はくりょく

force, impact (of a scene)

あっぱく

pressure, oppression

せま

to draw near, to press

#10

Meaning

avoid, evade, shelter

Components

Example words
なん

evacuation, refuge

かい

avoidance, evasion

ける

to avoid

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