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乎 means 'question mark'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 2866   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-8    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 11 words   Used in 26 names   Component in 4 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   オ   コ
Kun      ああ   かな   や   よ   を
⿱   () katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from  ⿻   () eight  ⿻   one   hook  
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乎 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 乎 is used 10 times, read 3 ways.
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Most common form: 乎古止点
noun
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics
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を : 3 words FIND ALL
3
noun
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics
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An additional オ less common words include 乎 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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オ   コ    question mark   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
eight
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
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