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彦 means 'boy'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 886   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-1    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 1 word   Used in 6 words   Used in 2217 names   Component in 7 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Kun
   ひこ boy (archaic)
Name
   ひこ
On    ゲン
Name    よし   こ   ひろ   やす
  
⿸   standing on the cliff   fur  
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彦 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 彦 is used 6 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ゲン : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
gifted man; accomplished man  (obscure term)
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ひこ : 2 words FIND ALL
2
noun, noun (suffix)
boy  (see also: )
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ひこ (read as びこ) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko
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An additional ひこ less common words include 彦 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ひこ boy (archaic)   
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standing on the cliff
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
cliff
fur, bristles, beard   
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