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嘗 means 'formerly' or 'lick'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 2886   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-8    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 6 words   Used in 17 words   Used in 2 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
On
   ショウ
Kun
   formerly   なめる to lick
Additional readings
On    ジョウ
Kun    かつて   こころみる
Variants
尝 (Chinese)   嚐  
Components
旨 content; purport  尚 furthermore  
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Most useful words by reading
嘗 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 嘗 is used 13 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ショウ : 2 words FIND ALL
が し ん し ょ う た ん 1-0
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance  (yojijukugo)
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ショウ (read as じょう) : 2 words FIND ALL
だ い じ ょ う さ い 3
noun
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor  (see also: 新嘗祭)
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なめる : 6 words FIND ALL
な め 2
Most common form: 嘗
noun
1. lick
2. tasting medicine to see if it contains poison; medicine-taster  (archaic)
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かつて : 3 words FIND ALL
Most common form: かつてない
expression, 'i' adjective
unprecedented; never seen before  (see also: 嘗て; often written with kana only)
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An additional ショウ less common words include 嘗 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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嘗
ショウ    formerly   なめる to lick   
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旨
シ   むね content; purport   
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匕
さじ spoon   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
尚
ショウ   furthermore
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⺌
small
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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