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#1

Meaning

threaten, intimidate

Components

Example words
かく

threat, intimidation

かくしゃげき

warning shot

きょうかく

menace, intimidation

#2

Meaning

scold, shout

Components

Example words
きょうかつ

blackmail, extortion

かっさい

applause, cheering

いっかつ

a thundering shout

#3

Meaning

recite, chant; scrutinize

Components

Example words
ぎん

scrutiny, careful selection

ぎん

reciting poetry

ぎんゆうじん

troubadour, minstrel

#4

Meaning

Wu (ancient China); give

Components

Example words
ふく

kimono fabric, draper

おん

Wu reading (of kanji)

えつどうしゅう

enemies in the same boat

#5

Meaning

instigate, tempt, abet

Components

Example words

suggestion, hint

きょう

instigation, abetment

そそのか

to instigate, to tempt

#6

Meaning

heir, succeed

Components

Example words

heir, successor

けい

succession, heir

こう

heir, successor

#7

Meaning

lips

Components

Example words
こうしん

lips

しんおん

labial sound

どくしんじゅつ

lip-reading

#8

Meaning

mourning; loss

Components

Example words
そうしつ

loss

ふく

mourning clothes

ちゅう

period of mourning

#9

Meaning

present, exhibit, show

Components

Example words
てい

presentation, exhibit

しんてい

presentation (as a gift)

てい

disclosure, exposure

#10

Meaning

only, sole, merely

Components

Example words
ゆいいつ

the only one, unique

ゆいぶつろん

materialism

ただ

only, merely

Practice

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