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哲 means 'wisdom'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1017   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-10    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 10 words   Used in 65 words   Used in 727 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   テツ
Additional readings
Kun    さとい   あきらか
Name    あき   あきら   さと   さとし   さとる   てっ   てつん   のり   よし
Components
⿱  折 break  口 mouth  
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誓 vow  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 哲 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 哲 is used 63 times, read 1 way.
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テツ : 63 words FIND ALL
て つ が く 2 て つ が く 0
Most common form: てつがく
noun
philosophy
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An additional 誓 less common words include 哲 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1628  Joy o' Kanji : 1628  Key to Kanji: - 

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哲
テツ    wisdom, philosophy   
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折
セツ   おる to break, fold   おり opportunity; fold   おれる to break (intr), be folded, yield   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
扌
hand
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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