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銅 means 'copper'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1768   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-21    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 54    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 39 words   Used in 76 words   Used in 128 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ドウ
⿰   gold   same  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 銅 is used 6 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 銅 is used 68 times, read 1 way.
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ドウ : 68 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. copper (Cu)
2. bronze (medal)  (see also: 銅メダル; abbreviation)
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An additional 8 less common words include 銅 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 781 (originally: 758)  Joy o' Kanji : 758  Key to Kanji: 819 

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ドウ    copper   
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ドウ   おな same   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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