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#1

Meaning

uncle/aunt (younger than parent)

Components

Example words

uncle (younger than parent)

aunt (younger than parent)

しゅく

uncle

#2

Meaning

describe, narrate; confer

Components

Example words
じょじゅつ

description, narration

じょじょう

lyricism

じょくん

conferring a decoration

#3

Meaning

moat, ditch, canal

Components

Example words
そとぼり

outer moat

うちぼり

inner moat

ぼり

fishing pond

#4

Meaning

base (baseball); fort

Components

Example words
まんるい

bases loaded

とうるい

stolen base

ほんるい

home base

#5

Meaning

encourage, promote

Components

Example words
しょうれい

encouragement

しょうがくきん

scholarship

すいしょう

recommendation

#6

Meaning

run, rush; free

Components

Example words
ほんそう

running about, efforts

ほんぽう

uninhibited, wild

しゅっぽん

absconding, fleeing

#7

Meaning

nun

Components

Example words
そう

Buddhist nun

あまでら

convent, nunnery

しゅうどう

nun (Christian)

#8

Meaning

put on (footwear); carry out

Components

Example words
れき

personal history, resume

しゅう

taking (a course)

ぞう

zori (sandals)

#9

Meaning

revere, worship, adore

Components

Example words
すうはい

worship, adoration

すうこう

lofty, sublime

あがめる

to revere, to worship

#10

Meaning

cape, promontory, headland

Components

Example words
しおのみさき

Cape Shiono

みさきとうだい

cape lighthouse

みさきめぐり

touring the capes

#11

Meaning

commander, general

Components

Example words
げんすい

field marshal

とうすい

supreme command

しょうすい

general, commander

Practice

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