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斑 means 'spot'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 2523   JLPT: N1    Ring: 6    Set: 21    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 33 words   Used in 96 words   Used in 28 names   Not used as a component
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Common readings
On
   ハン
Additional readings
Kun    ぶち   まだら spots   ふ
Name    い
Notes
This essay will make you dotty about all things spotted! With 斑 we can describe everything from polka-dotted species (including humans, with their birthmarks and freckles!) to rocks (e.g., those that the Japanese use in barbecues). The same character means "unevenness," and the essay shows how these disparate meanings connect. Great photos and fun quizzes!
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 斑
Components
⿲  王 king  文 literature  王 king  
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班 squad  
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Most useful words by reading
斑 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 斑 is used 58 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
ハン : 37 words FIND ALL
noun
1. grayish color; greyish colour
2. grizzled hair
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ハン (read as ぱん) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
spot (glimpse, outline); sighting
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まだら : 10 words FIND ALL
noun
1. spots; speckles; mottles  (often written with kana only)
2. speckled; spotted  (often written with kana only)
this meaning is restricted to reading まだら
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ふ : 6 words FIND ALL
variegated; spotted
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👌ぶち (read as ぶち) : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
buchi salamander (Hynobius naevius)  (often written with kana only)
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2098  Key to Kanji: - 

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斑
ハン   spot
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文
ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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