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植 means 'plant'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 805   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-8    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 43    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 74 words   Used in 205 words   Used in 565 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ショク
Kun
   うえる to plant   うわる to be planted
Additional readings
Name    うえ   え   げ
Components
⿰  木 tree  直 honest  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 植 is used 8 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 植 is used 200 times, read 2 ways (with 3 variations).
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ショク : 175 words FIND ALL
し ょ く ぶ つ 2
noun
plant; vegetation
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ショク (read as しょっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
phototypesetter  (see also: 写真植字機; abbreviation)
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うえる : 15 words FIND ALL
う え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to plant; to grow; to raise
2. to insert; to transplant; to implant; to set (type)
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うえる (read as うえ) : 8 words FIND ALL
う え き 0
noun
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
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げ: 1 word. FIND ALL
つ げ 0
noun
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood  (often written with kana only)
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An additional う.わる less common words include 植 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 337 (originally: 321)  Joy o' Kanji : 321  Key to Kanji: 557 

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植
ショク   うえる to plant   うわる to be planted   
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直
チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なおす to correct   なおる to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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