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巴 means 'comma'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 2638   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-6    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 37 words   Used in 263 names   Component in 56 kanji (5 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Kun
   ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama
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Kun    うずまき
Name    とも
Magatama is (capture) (jewel). Often used as phonetic character for ば, ばー, ぱ etc.
 self  
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巴 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 巴 is used 24 times, read 2 ways (with 3 variations).
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ハ (read as ぱ) : 7 words FIND ALL
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noun
lymph gland; lymphatic gland; lymph node
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ハ (read as ば) : 4 words FIND ALL
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noun
cockatoo
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noun
uneducated bumpkin; resident of ancient Sichuan
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noun
huge comma design
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ともえ (read as どもえ) : 4 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. 3 fat-comma shapes arranged to form a circle
2. 3-way struggle (wrestling, etc.)  (abbreviation)
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An additional ともえ less common words include 巴 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
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