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伽 means 'nurse'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 2283   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-4    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 23 words   Used in 591 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   ギャ
Kun
   とぎ nursing, attending
On    カ   ガ   キャ
⿰   () man   add  
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伽 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 伽 is used 22 times, read 5 ways.
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ガ : 7 words FIND ALL
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noun
yoga  (see also: ヨーガ; Buddhist term)
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キャ : 2 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. aloes wood; Taxus cuspidata var. nana
2. aloes-wood perfume
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カ : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
water offering to Buddha; holy water  (Buddhist term; originally from Sanskrit 'argha, arghya')
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ギャ : 1 word FIND ALL
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noun
sangha (the Buddhist community)  (originally from Sanskrit 'samgha')
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とぎ : 10 words FIND ALL
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noun
attending (upon); keeping another company
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An additional ギャ less common words include 伽 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ギャ   nurse   とぎ nursing, attending   
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カ   くわえる to add to   くわわる to join, to be added to   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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