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溺 means 'drown'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 2220   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-42    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 12 words   Used in 18 words   Used in 1 name   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   デキ
Kun
   おぼれる to drown; to indulge
Additional readings
On    ジョウ   ニョウ
Kun    いばり
Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  弱 weak  
See also
沈 sink  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 溺 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 溺 is used 18 times, read 2 ways.
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water)  (often written with kana only)
2. to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2074  Key to Kanji: - 

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溺
デキ   おぼれる to drown; to indulge   
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弱
ジャク   よわい weak   よわる to weaken, to be troubled   よわまる to weaken, to abate   よわめる to weaken, to break the force of   
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弜
double bow; strong   
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弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
羽
ウ   はね feather   わ counter for birds   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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