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堆 means 'piled high'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 2507   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-47    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 words   Used in 21 words   Used in 18 names   Not used as a component
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Common readings
On
   タイ
Additional readings
On    ツイ
Kun    うずたかい piled high
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Learn to say, “The desk was piled high with documents.” Also see how layers of minerals and earth can yield helpful clues about what really happened with past volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Find out why it’s beneficial to have shallow parts of the sea, and learn how they form. And discover how horse or cow dung and piles of human waste can enhance your life!
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⿰  土 ground; earth  隹 little bird  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 堆 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 堆 is used 20 times, read 3 ways.
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タイ : 17 words FIND ALL
た い せ き 0
pile (of things); depositing (in a pile); accumulation (sediment)
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ツイ : 1 word FIND ALL
つ い し ゅ 0
noun
red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
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うずたかい : 2 words FIND ALL
Most common form: うずたかく
piled up high; in a heap  (see also: 堆い; often written with kana only)
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An additional one less common word includes 堆 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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堆
タイ    piled high   
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隹
little bird
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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