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漬 means 'pickle'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1826   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-33    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 19 words   Used in 69 words   Used in 11 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Kun
   ける to pickle, soak   かる to be soaked in, well seasoned
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Kun    -づ   -づけ
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Pickles as colorful as fall leaves are a key part of Japanese cuisine, from bar snacks to traditional meals. This essay presents an array of pickle types (including alcoholic ones!), pickle shop photos, and reasons for all this pickling. Literally and metaphorically, 漬 also means "immersion." Learn to say that you're up to your neck in work, drenched in sweat, or immersed in a language.
⿰   () water   torture; blame  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 漬 is used 3 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 漬 is used 61 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ける (read as づ) : 31 words FIND ALL
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1. pickling in salt
2. leaving unchanged; leaving unused
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ける : 15 words FIND ALL
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to soak; to seep; to dip in
2. to pickle  (this meaning is restricted to form 漬ける, つける)
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-づけ (read as づけ) : 14 words FIND ALL
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noun
rice with tea poured on it (Japanese dish)  (see also: 茶漬け; polite (teineigo) language)
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ける (read as つけ) : 1 word FIND ALL
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noun
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
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An additional つ.かる less common words include 漬 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1608  Joy o' Kanji : 1608  Key to Kanji:

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ける to pickle, soak   つかる to be soaked in, well seasoned   
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スイ   みず water   
セキ   せめる to torture; to blame, accuse   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
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