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已 means 'stop'

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Strokes : 3    Frequency: 3002   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-9    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 21 words   Used in 26 words   Used in 33 names   Component in 3 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   イ
Kun
   すで already    to stop
Kun    のみ   はなはだ
Name   
 self  
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已 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 已 is used 24 times, read 3 ways.
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going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana  (Buddhist term)
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I give up  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: すでに
already; too late  (often written with kana only)
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An additional や.む less common words include 已 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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イ   すで already   や to stop   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
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