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溝 means 'ditch'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1842   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-33    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 22 words   Used in 48 words   Used in 368 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   コウ
Kun
   みぞ ditch
Kun    どぶ ditch
Name    どぶ
⿰   () water   a well again  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 溝 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 溝 is used 40 times, read 3 ways.
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コウ : 20 words FIND ALL
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noun
drainage; gutter; ditch
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みぞ : 11 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. ditch; drain; gutter; trench
2. groove; tread  (this meaning is restricted to reading みぞ)
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どぶ : 9 words FIND ALL
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noun
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.)
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An additional みぞ less common words include 溝 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1263  Joy o' Kanji : 1263  Key to Kanji:

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コウ   みぞ ditch   
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スイ   みず water   
a well again
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セイ   ショウ   い a well   
サイ   サ   ふたた again   
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