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剛 means 'sturdy'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1456   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-22    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 25 words   Used in 67 words   Used in 550 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ゴウ
Name
   たけ
Additional readings
Name    かた   こう   ご   たか   たけし   つよ   つよし   ひさ   まさ   よし
Variants
刚 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  岡 hill  刂 (刀) sword  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 剛 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 剛 is used 63 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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ゴウ : 62 words FIND ALL
こ ん ご う り き 3 こ ん ご う り き 0
noun
superhuman (Herculean) strength
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こう: 1 word. FIND ALL
こ う の も の 1 こ う の も の 1-2 こ う の も の 5
Most common form: 豪の者
noun
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
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An additional たけ less common words include 剛 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1270  Joy o' Kanji : 1270  Key to Kanji: - 

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剛
ゴウ    sturdy   
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岡
おか hill, Mount   
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冂
wide
䒑
grass   
山
サン   やま mountain   
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刂
トウ   かたな sword   
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