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桑 means 'mulberry'
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On
ソウ
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Name こ
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The Japanese have found uses for every part of the mulberry - the fruit, leaves, wood, bark, and roots. In Japan, mulberries have been so important that some maps mark mulberry fields. Aside from its mulberry connections, 桑 factors into the names of several significant places, including San Francisco and Japan itself! Our kanji also pops up in surprising sayings and a famous bit of wordplay.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 桑 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 桑 is used 29 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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くわ
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An additional 1 less common words include 桑 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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