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泌 means 'ooze'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 2308   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-44    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 6 words   Used in 18 words   Used in 8 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
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   ヒツ   ヒ
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⿰   () water   certainly  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 泌 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 泌 is used 16 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ヒツ (read as ぴつ) : 8 words FIND ALL
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secretion
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ヒ (read as ぴ) : 5 words FIND ALL
3
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. endocrine  (medicine, etc. term, biology term)
noun
2. incretion; internal secretion  (medicine, etc. term, biology term)
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ヒ : 3 words FIND ALL
3
noun
urinary organs
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An additional 2 less common words include 泌 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1737  Joy o' Kanji : 1737  Key to Kanji:

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ヒツ   ヒ    ooze   
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ヒツ   かなら certainly, invariably   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シン   こころ heart   
スイ   みず water   
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