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字 means 'character'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 400   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-7    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 12    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 47 words   Used in 794 words   Used in 259 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ジ
Kun
   あざ village section
Additional readings
Kun    あざな   -な
Components
⿱  宀 roof  子 child  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 字 is used 16 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 字 is used 763 times, read 4 ways.
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ジ : 756 words FIND ALL
か ん じ 0
noun
Chinese characters; kanji
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あざ : 4 words FIND ALL
お お あ ざ 1
noun
larger section (of village)
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あざな : 1 word FIND ALL
あ ざ な 0
noun
1. Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations)
2. nickname
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-な (read as な) : 2 words FIND ALL
ま な ぼ ん 0
noun
book (etc.) written entirely in kanji  (see also: 仮名本)
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An additional 31 less common words include 字 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 78 (originally: 28)  Joy o' Kanji : 28  Key to Kanji: 440 

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字
ジ   character   あざ village section   
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子
シ   ス   こ child   
宀
roof   
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