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滋 means 'luxuriant'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 2023   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-38    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 10 words   Used in 12 words   Used in 298 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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   ジ
Additional readings
Name    し   しげ   しげる
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⿰  氵 (水) water  兹 (茲) excess  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 滋 is used 3 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 滋 is used 12 times, read 1 way (with 2 variations).
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ジ : 10 words FIND ALL
じ み 1
noun
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
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しげ: 1 word. FIND ALL
し げ る 2
Most common form: 茂る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
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し が け ん 2
noun
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
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An additional し less common words include 滋 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1327  Joy o' Kanji : 1327  Key to Kanji: - 

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滋
ジ    luxuriant   
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兹
excess
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幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
䒑
grass   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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