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硝 means 'nitrate'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 2375   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-45    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 33 words   Used in 55 words   Used in 19 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ショウ
⿰   stone   resemble  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 硝 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 硝 is used 41 times, read 1 way.
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nitric acid
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An additional 14 less common words include 硝 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1405  Joy o' Kanji : 1405  Key to Kanji:

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ショウ    nitrate   
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ショウ    resemble   
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small
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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