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好 means 'like'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 252   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-1    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 19    Beginner lesson: 20   Begins 168 words   Used in 290 words   Used in 801 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コウ
Kun
   このむ   すく to like
Additional readings
Kun    よい   いい
Name    こ   たか   とし   よし
Components
⿰  女 woman; female  子 child  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 好 is used 16 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 好 is used 281 times, read 5 ways (with 4 variations).
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コウ : 163 words FIND ALL
か っ こ う 0
Most common form: カッコ
noun
1. shape; form; figure; posture; pose
2. appearance
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コウ (read as ごう) : 2 words FIND ALL
そ う ご う 0
noun
features; appearance
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すく : 29 words FIND ALL
だ い す き 1
loveable; very likeable; like very much
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すく (read as ず) : 27 words FIND ALL
も の ず き 3 も の ず き 2 も の ず き 4
Most common form: もの好き
(idle) curiosity; whimsical; (having) strange tastes
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よい : 23 words FIND ALL
お り よ く 3
fortunately; luckily  (opposite: 折悪しく)
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このむ : 15 words FIND ALL
こ の む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to like; to prefer
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いい : 13 words FIND ALL
い い ひ と 1
expression
1. good-natured person
noun
2. lover
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このむ (read as ごの) : 4 words FIND ALL
え り ご の み 0
being particular about; fastidious
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こ: 5 words. FIND ALL
か っ こ い い 4
Most common form: かっこいい
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat; with-it; groovy  (often written with kana only)
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An additional こ less common words include 好 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 503 (originally: 859)  Joy o' Kanji : 859  Key to Kanji: 319 

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好
コウ   このむ    すく to like   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
子
シ   ス   こ child   
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