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把 means 'grasp' or 'bundle'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 1822   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-33    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 6 words   Used in 19 words   Used in 28 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ハ
Additional readings
On    ワ
Kun    つかむ to grasp, take, bundle
Name    たば
Notes
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Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  巴 comma  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 把 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 把 is used 17 times, read 3 ways (with 3 variations).
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ハ : 9 words FIND ALL
は あ く 0
grasp; catch; understanding
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ハ (read as ば) : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
three bundles, three bunches  (see also: 把)
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ハ (read as ぱ) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
ten bundles, ten bunches  (see also: 把)
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ワ : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
bundle; bunch
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つかむ : 1 word FIND ALL
つ か む 2
Most common form: つかむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch  (often written with kana only)
2. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend  (often written with kana only)
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たば: 1 word. FIND ALL
た ば 1
noun, noun (suffix), counter
bundle; bunch; sheaf
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An additional 2 less common words include 把 but the readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1682  Joy o' Kanji : 1682  Key to Kanji: - 

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把
ハ    grasp; bundle   
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巴
ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
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己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
扌
hand
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