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勝 means 'win'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 282   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-7    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 20    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 98 words   Used in 247 words   Used in 1789 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   ショウ
Kun
   to win   まさ to be better than
Kun    -が   すぐれる
Name    かち   と   よし
⿸   royal we; we   effort  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 勝 is used 13 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 勝 is used 242 times, read 5 ways (with 5 variations).
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ショウ : 133 words FIND ALL
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overall victory; championship
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'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to win; to gain victory
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(read as が) : 26 words FIND ALL
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winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
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(read as かっ) : 18 words FIND ALL
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1. one's own convenience; one's way
2. convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use
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まさ : 8 words FIND ALL
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival
2. to outweigh; to preponderate
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すぐれる : 3 words FIND ALL
outstanding achievement
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-が (read as がっ) : 3 words FIND ALL
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selfishness; egoism; egotism
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(read as かつ) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
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noun
needy circumstances
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かち: 3 words. FIND ALL
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
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An additional 5 less common words include 勝 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 335 (originally: 319)  Joy o' Kanji : 319  Key to Kanji: 524 

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ショウ   か to win   まさ to be better than   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
チン    royal 'we', emperor's pronoun   
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ニク body part   
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テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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