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刈 means 'reap'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 2037   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-39    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 26 words   Used in 54 words   Used in 345 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   かる to reap; to cut
Additional readings
On    ガイ   カイ
Name    かっ   かり
Components
⿰  㐅 (乂) crossed swords  刂 (刀) sword  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 刈 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 刈 is used 52 times, read 2 ways (with 4 variations).
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カイ : 1 word FIND ALL
removal; cut off; mowing
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かる : 28 words FIND ALL
か る 0 か る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune
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かる (read as が) : 10 words FIND ALL
ま る が り 0
Most common form: 丸刈
noun
close clipping
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かる (read as かり) : 9 words FIND ALL
か り は ら い き 5
noun
string trimmer; line trimmer; weed whacker; strimmer
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がる: 2 words. FIND ALL
noun
Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass)  (often written with kana only)
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がり: 2 words. FIND ALL
か く が り 0
noun
crew cut
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An additional 2 less common words include 刈 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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刈
かる to reap; to cut   
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㐅
crossed swords
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
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