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曹 means 'cadet'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1246   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-16    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 30 words   Used in 68 names   Component in 8 kanji (2 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ソウ
Additional readings
On    ゾウ
Components
⿱  ⿻  一 one  曲 melody; curve  日 sun; day  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 曹 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 曹 is used 28 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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ソウ : 26 words FIND ALL
ほ う そ う か い 3
noun
legal circles
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ソウ (read as ぞう) : 2 words FIND ALL
お ん ぞ う し 3
noun
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
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An additional 2 less common words include 曹 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 1520  Joy o' Kanji : 1520  Key to Kanji: - 

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曹
ソウ    cadet   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
曲
キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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