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魚 means 'fish'

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Strokes : 11    Radical number: 195    Frequency: 935   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-9    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 15    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 79 words   Used in 331 words   Used in 509 names   Component in 215 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ギョ
Kun
   さかな   うお fish
Kun    -ざかな
Name   
   𩵋   鱼 (Chinese)  
See why this radical teams up with 京 (capital) and 羊 (sheep) in (whale) and (vivid), respectively, and find out which all-important kanji contains the "fish" radical but is shockingly non-Joyo.
⿳   () corner   rice field   () fire  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 魚 is used 10 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 魚 is used 221 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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ギョ : 128 words FIND ALL
1
noun
goldfish
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うお : 67 words FIND ALL
3
noun
fish market
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さかな : 14 words FIND ALL
0 2 1
noun
fish
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さかな (read as ざかな) : 10 words FIND ALL
2 0
noun
boiled fish
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noun
Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line
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An additional 1 less common words include 魚 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 109 (originally: 98)  Joy o' Kanji : 98  Key to Kanji: 204 

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ギョ   さかな    うお fish   
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corner
デン   た rice field   
fire
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