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杖 means 'cane'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 2001   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-3    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 36 words   Used in 122 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   ジョウ
Kun
   つえ cane, walking stick
⿰   tree   stature  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 杖 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 杖 is used 33 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ジョウ : 10 words FIND ALL
noun
severe caning (60-100 times)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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つえ : 9 words FIND ALL
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noun
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
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つえ (read as づえ) : 14 words FIND ALL
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to rest one's chin in one's hands
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An additional ジョウ less common words include 杖 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ジョウ   つえ cane, walking stick   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ジョウ   たけ stature, length   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
stretch
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