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僅 means 'very little'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 2245   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-43    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 11 words   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   キン
Kun
   わず very little
On    ゴン
In certain fonts, stroke 6 is missing, and the total number of strokes is only 12. The variant is considered an acceptable Joyo variant, but it does not have a separate Unicode codepoint.
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⿰   () man   () violet  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 僅 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 僅 is used 10 times, read 2 ways.
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キン : 5 words FIND ALL
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narrow margin (esp. victory or defeat); slim margin
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わず : 5 words FIND ALL
only; merely; (a) little; small quantity  (often written with kana only)
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An additional わず.か less common words include 僅 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: Joy o' Kanji : 1990  Key to Kanji:

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キン   わず very little   
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キン   すみれ violet   
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シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
dot   
grass   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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