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奎 means 'star'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 3257   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-10    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 1 word   Used in 2 words   Used in 74 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On    ケイ   キ
⿱   big   jewel  
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奎 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 奎 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
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noun
Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 二十八宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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An additional ケイ less common words include 奎 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ケイ    jewel; corner   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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