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粛 means 'solemn'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 2061   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-39    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 12 words   Used in 18 words   Used in 23 names   Component in 3 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   シュク
On    スク
Kun    つつし solemn, quietly, softly
肃 (Chinese)     
Originally formed as the combination of (writing brush) (writing brush) with the connotation dark (as ink) and a variant of (abyss) (abyss) - the dark abyss is solemn.
⿱   slashed yo  ⿲   () katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from   rice   stick  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 粛 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 粛 is used 18 times, read 2 ways.
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シュク : 17 words FIND ALL
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self-restraint; self-control; self-discipline
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つつし : 1 word FIND ALL
to be solemn, to be quiet
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An additional 隶 less common words include 粛 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1369  Joy o' Kanji : 1369  Key to Kanji:

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シュク    solemn   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
slashed yo
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yo; yell
stick   
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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