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熟 means 'come to fruition'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1330   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-18    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 47 words   Used in 100 words   Used in 10 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ジュク
Kun
   れる to come to fruition, to ripen
Kun    こな carriage (e.g. of one's body)
Upper component exists as a rare kanji, (whichever)
⿱  ⿰   enjoyment   round; circle   () fire  
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 hot   cram school  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 熟 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 熟 is used 93 times, read 3 ways (with 3 variations).
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ジュク : 73 words FIND ALL
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maturity; ripeness
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ジュク (read as じゅっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
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careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
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こな : 11 words FIND ALL
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noun
digestion; digestibility
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れる : 5 words FIND ALL
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
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こな (read as ごな) : 2 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 身ごなし
noun
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
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つくづく: 1 word. FIND ALL
3 2
Most common form: つくづく
completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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An additional 7 less common words include 熟 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 905 (originally: 894)  Joy o' Kanji : 894  Key to Kanji: 503 

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ジュク   come to fruition   うれる to come to fruition, to ripen   
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キョウ    enjoy; receive   
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lid
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シ   ス   こ child   
ガン   round; circle   まる round, circular   
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ク   キュウ   ここの nine   
dot   
fire
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