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匕 means 'spoon'

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Strokes : 2    Radical number: 21    Frequency: 2742   Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 5 words   Component in 337 kanji (50 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
Common readings
Kun
   さじ spoon
Additional readings
On    ヒ
Variants
𠤎  
Notes
In the printed form, the first stroke stops at the vertical of the second stroke. In the handwritten form, and in variants such as 叱 (scold), it overlaps, as in the variant 𠤎 (spoon).
The radical of 北 (north) may look simple, but both the meaning and shape of 匕 are rather slippery.
See also
七 seven  ヒ katakana 'hi'  
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Most useful words by reading
匕 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 匕 is used 4 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ヒ : 2 words FIND ALL
せ き ひ 0
noun
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)  (see also: 石匙; obscure term)
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ヒ (read as ぴ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
1. one spoon  (obscure term)
2. one dagger
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さじ : 1 word FIND ALL
さ じ 1 さ じ 2
Most common form: さじ
noun
spoon  (often written with kana only)
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Additional less common words include 匕 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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匕
さじ spoon   
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