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杭 means 'stake'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 2519   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-6    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 4 words   Used in 19 words   Used in 103 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Kun
   くい stake, post, pile
On    コウ
Name    わたる
⿰   tree   high spirits  
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杭 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 杭 is used 15 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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コウ : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
bearing pile
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くい : 8 words FIND ALL
0 3 4
noun
pile-driving; piling
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くい (read as ぐい) : 6 words FIND ALL
0
noun
stake; pile
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An additional くい less common words include 杭 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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くい stake, post, pile   
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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   
コウ    high spirits   
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キ    table   
lid
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