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揮 means 'brandish'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1234   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-15    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 words   Used in 36 words   Used in 57 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キ
Additional readings
Kun    ふるう brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake
Variants
挥 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  軍 army  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 揮 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 揮 is used 36 times, read 2 ways.
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command; direction
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ふるう : 2 words FIND ALL
expression, 'u' godan verb
to drive a quill (pen); to wield the writing brush
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Additional data
Henshall: 846 (originally: 833)  Joy o' Kanji : 833  Key to Kanji: 159 

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揮
キ    brandish   
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軍
グン    army   
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冖
cover; covered   
車
シャ   くるま car   
扌
hand
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