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承 means 'acquiesce'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 949   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-11    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 45    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 48 words   Used in 97 words   Used in 103 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ショウ
Kun
   うけたまわ to hear, to be told
On    ジョウ
Kun   ける   ささげる   とどめる   こらす   つい   すく
Name    つぐ   こと   すけ   つぎ   よし
⿻   three   water ma  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 承 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 承 is used 93 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ショウ : 78 words FIND ALL
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recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
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ショウ (read as じょう) : 9 words FIND ALL
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noun
Jouhou era (1074.8.23-1077.11.17); Shouho era; Shouhou era  (obscure term)
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ける : 4 words FIND ALL
Nidan verb (lower class) with `ku' ending (archaic), transitive verb
to receive; to get; to be given  (see also: 受ける; archaic)
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うけたまわ : 2 words FIND ALL
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear; to be told; to know  (humble)
2. to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)
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An additional 4 less common words include 承 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 736 (originally: 713)  Joy o' Kanji : 713  Key to Kanji: 532 

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ショウ    acquiesce   うけたまわ to hear, to be told   
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サン   み    みっ three   
water ma
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スイ   みず water   
katakana 'ma'
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