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携 means 'carry'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 997   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-9    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 27 words   Used in 56 words   Used in 2 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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   ケイ
Kun
   たずさえる to carry in one's hands   たずさわる to engage in
Notes
Right side exists as a rare kanji, 隽 (-)
Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  ⿱  隹 little bird  乃 whereupon  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 携 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 携 is used 55 times, read 2 ways.
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ケイ : 46 words FIND ALL
け い た い 0
1. something carried (in the hand); handheld; portable
noun
2. mobile telephone; cell phone  (see also: 携帯電話; abbreviation; colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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たずさえる : 9 words FIND ALL
た ず さ わ る 4
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to engage in; to participate; to take part  (see also: 従事)
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An additional たずさ.わる less common words include 携 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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携
ケイ   たずさえる to carry in one's hands   たずさわる to engage in   
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乃
ノ    whereupon; from (kana); splitting away from   
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ㄋ
three
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
隹
little bird
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扌
hand
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