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湖 means 'lake'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1216   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-16    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 50    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 17 words   Used in 57 words   Used in 1781 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コ
Kun
   みずうみ lake
Additional readings
Name    うみ   み
Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  胡 foreign  
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潮 tide  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 湖 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 湖 is used 56 times, read 2 ways.
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コ : 54 words FIND ALL
こ は ん 0
lake shore
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みずうみ : 2 words FIND ALL
み ず う み 3
noun
lake
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An additional 1 less common words include 湖 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 293 (originally: 276)  Joy o' Kanji : 276  Key to Kanji: 300 

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湖
コ   みずうみ lake   
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胡
コ   ゴ   ウ   foreign   あぐ    
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古
コ   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old   
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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   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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