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夕 means 'night'

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Strokes : 3    Radical number: 36    Frequency: 861   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-1    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 14    Beginner lesson: 9   Begins 50 words   Used in 70 words   Used in 804 names   Component in 180 kanji (24 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セキ
Kun
   ゆう night
Additional readings
Name    ゆ
Variants
⼣  
Notes
We use 'ta' in the mnemonic from the resemblance to katakana タ
One hint for readings: at night you need kerosene = 石 (stone)油 (oil) = せきゆ
Find out what 外 (outside), 多 (many), and 夜 (night) have in common and how they connect to the 夕 radical inside them.
Components
タ katakana 'ta'  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 夕 is used 12 times, read 1 way. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 夕 is used 64 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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セキ : 10 words FIND ALL
い っ ち ょ う い っ せ き 0
noun
in a day; in a brief space of time  (yojijukugo)
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ゆう : 53 words FIND ALL
ゆ う が た 0
Most common form: 夕がた
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; dusk  (see also: 明け方)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
た な ば た 0
noun
Festival of the Weaver (July 7th); Star Festival (one of the five annual festivals)  (see also: 五節句)
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An additional セキ less common words include 夕 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 54 (originally: 44)  Joy o' Kanji : 44  Key to Kanji: 1030 

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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
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