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刈 means 'reap'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 2037   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-39    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 26 words   Used in 54 words   Used in 345 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Kun
   to reap; to cut
On    ガイ   カイ
Name    かっ   かり
⿰   () crossed swords   () sword  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 刈 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 刈 is used 52 times, read 2 ways (with 4 variations).
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カイ : 1 word FIND ALL
removal; cut off; mowing
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune
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(read as が) : 10 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 丸刈
noun
close clipping
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(read as かり) : 9 words FIND ALL
5
noun
string trimmer; line trimmer; weed whacker; strimmer
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がる: 2 words. FIND ALL
noun
Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass)  (often written with kana only)
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がり: 2 words. FIND ALL
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noun
crew cut
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An additional 2 less common words include 刈 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1092  Joy o' Kanji : 1092  Key to Kanji:

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to reap; to cut   
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crossed swords
トウ   かたな sword   
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