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滝 means 'waterfall'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1669   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-28    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 6 words   Used in 11 words   Used in 2183 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   たき waterfall
Additional readings
On    ロウ   ソウ
Name    らき
Variants
泷 (Chinese)   瀧 (kyujitai)  
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 滝 - click the badge to download
Learn about the waterfall in Japan, from its role in religion to the use of 滝 as a simile. With great photos of Japanese waterfalls, as well as enticing tidbits about them, the essay could turn you into a waterfall tourist in Japan. One must-see spot: a hot-springs waterfall powered by an active volcano!
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Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  竜 dragon  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 滝 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 滝 is used 10 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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たき : 8 words FIND ALL
た き 1
Most common form: たき
noun
1. waterfall
2. rapids  (archaic)
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たき (read as だき) : 2 words FIND ALL
お だ き 1
noun
greater waterfall (of the two)
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An additional one less common word includes 滝 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1550  Joy o' Kanji : 1550  Key to Kanji: - 

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滝
たき waterfall   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
竜
リュウ   たつ dragon   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
电
electricity
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乚
second   おつ    
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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