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斬 means 'kill'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1086   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-14    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 48    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 31 words   Used in 41 words   Used in 17 names   Component in 14 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ザン
Kun
   きる to kill
Additional readings
On    サン   セン   ゼン
Components
⿰  車 car  斤 axe  
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殺 kill  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 斬 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 斬 is used 41 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ザン : 12 words FIND ALL
ざ ん し ん 0
novel; original; newness
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きる : 24 words FIND ALL
き り す て る 4 き り す て る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to cut down; to slay
2. to truncate; to round down; to round off
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きる (read as ぎ) : 5 words FIND ALL
つ じ ぎ り 0
noun
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2021  Key to Kanji: - 

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斬
ザン   きる to kill   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
車
シャ   くるま car   
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