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櫛 means 'comb'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 2677   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-7    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 19 words   Used in 147 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Kun
   くし a comb
On    シツ
Kun    くしけず
⿰   tree   occasion  
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櫛 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 櫛 is used 17 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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シツ : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
ctenophore (aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora)  (see also: 櫛水母)
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シツ (read as しっ) : 3 words FIND ALL
lining up; packing tightly
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くし : 8 words FIND ALL
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noun
(sign of) combing; comb pattern (esp. pottery)
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くし (read as ぐし) : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
wide-toothed comb
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An additional くし less common words include 櫛 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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くし a comb   
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セツ   セチ   ふし occasion, time   
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ソク    an instant   
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good
seal
bamboo
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   
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