Week 41: Joyo Kanji Challenge

From "Create" to "Filial Piety"

Character	Definition
創	ソウ, ショウ, つくる, はじめる, きず, けずしける genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
劇	ゲキ drama, play
勤	キン, ゴン, つとめる, -づとめ, つとまる, いそしむ diligence, become employed, serve
危	キ, あぶない, あやうい, あやぶむ dangerous, fear, uneasy
卵	ラン, たまご egg, ovum, spawn, roe
厳	ゲン, ゴン, おごそか, きびしい, いかめしい, いつくし stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
収	シュウ, おさめる, おさまる income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
后	コウ, ゴ, きさき empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
否	ヒ, いな, いや negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
吸	キュウ, すう suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
呼	コ, よぶ call, call out to, invite
善	ゼン, よい, いい, よく, よしとする virtuous, good, goodness
困	コン, こまる quandary, become distressed, annoyed
垂	スイ, たれる, たらす, たれ, -たれ, なんなんとす droop, suspend, hang, slouch
城	ジョウ, しろ castle
域	イキ range, region, limits, stage, level
奏	ソウ, かなでる play music, speak to a ruler, complete
奮	フン, ふるう stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
姿	シ, すがた figure, form, shape
存	ソン, ゾン suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
孝	コウ, キョウ filial piety, child's respect

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