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汽 means 'steam'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 2138   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-41    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 15 words   Used in 17 words   Used in 4 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
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   キ
Kun    vapor, steam
⿰   () water  ⿳  𠂉 () man   one  ⿹   () second   () crossed swords  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 汽 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 汽 is used 15 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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2 1
noun
train (sometimes specifically a steam train)
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キ (read as ぎ) : 1 word FIND ALL
1 2
noun
night train
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An additional 気 less common words include 汽 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 104 (originally: 94)  Joy o' Kanji : 94  Key to Kanji: 166 

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キ    steam, vapour   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
スイ   みず water   
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