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斎 means 'purification'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1093   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-12    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 20 words   Used in 30 words   Used in 639 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サイ
Additional readings
Kun    とき   つつしむ   ものいみ   いむ   いわう   いつく
Name    いつき   さえ   ひとし   いつ   きよ   ただ   とき   よし
Variants
齋 (kyujitai)   斋 (Chinese)  
Components
⿵  斉 equal  小 small  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 斎 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 斎 is used 24 times, read 5 ways (with 1 variation).
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サイ : 17 words FIND ALL
し ょ さ い 0
noun
study; library; den; home office; reading room
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とき : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
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いむ : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
shrine fence
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いわう : 1 word FIND ALL
い わ う 2
Most common form: 祝う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)
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とき (read as どき) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)  (see also: 弔い上げ; Buddhist term)
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いつく : 1 word FIND ALL
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to worship; enshrine
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An additional 6 less common words include 斎 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1291  Joy o' Kanji : 1291  Key to Kanji: - 

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斎
サイ    purification   
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斉
セイ    equal   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
丨
stick   
文
ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
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