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渓 means 'mountain stream'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 2177   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-42    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 9 words   Used in 13 words   Used in 273 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケイ
Additional readings
Kun    たに   たにがわ
Variants
溪  
Notes
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Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  ⿱  ⺤ (爪) claw  夫 husband  
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奚 servant  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 渓 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 渓 is used 13 times, read 2 ways.
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ケイ : 12 words FIND ALL
け い こ く 0
Most common form: 谿谷
noun
valley; ravine; canyon
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たに : 1 word FIND ALL
た に 2
Most common form: たに
noun
valley
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An additional 奚 less common words include 渓 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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渓
ケイ    mountain stream   
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夫
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
⺤
つめ claw; fingernail   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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