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茎 means 'stalk'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1997   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-38    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 50 words   Used in 35 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ケイ
Kun
   くき stalk, stem
On    キョウ
  
⿱   () grass   ground again  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 茎 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 茎 is used 46 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ケイ : 37 words FIND ALL
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noun
corm
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キョウ : 1 word FIND ALL
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penis
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くき : 5 words FIND ALL
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noun
stalk; stem
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くき (read as ぐき) : 3 words FIND ALL
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gums; teethridge
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An additional 4 less common words include 茎 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1194  Joy o' Kanji : 1194  Key to Kanji:

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ケイ   くき stalk, stem   
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grass   
ground again
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
また again   
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