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爽 means 'refreshing'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 2112   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-40    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 11 words   Used in 187 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ソウ
Kun
   さわやか refreshing
Additional readings
Kun    たがう   あきらか
Notes
A rare kanji exists combining four crossed swords, 㸚 (sparse)
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Learn to mention lactic acid bacteria in ads for alcohol as a way of making a drink sound refreshing! Of course, as many sample sentences and ads in this essay reflect, the Japanese also refer to sleep, cooling drinks, autumn weather, breezes, certain pills, shampoo, flowers, and (surprisingly) music as refreshing. Oh, and cigarettes, coffee, and (did I mention?) bacteria!
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⿻  大 big  ⿰  爻 divination  爻 divination  
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傘 umbrella  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 爽 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 爽 is used 10 times, read 2 ways.
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ソウ : 8 words FIND ALL
そ う か い 0
refreshing; exhilarating
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さわやか : 2 words FIND ALL
さ わ や か 2
Most common form: さわやか
1. fresh; refreshing; invigorating  (often written with kana only)
2. clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 傘 less common words include 爽 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2053  Key to Kanji: - 

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爽
ソウ   さわやか refreshing   
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爻
divination
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㐅
crossed swords
乂
crossed swords
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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