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狙 means 'target'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1126   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-15    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 49    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 11 words   Used in 17 words   Used in 4 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ソ
Kun
   ねらい target   ねらう to aim at
Additional readings
On    ショ
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Whether you want to talk about aiming a camera or aiming a golf shot, this kanji is for you. It literally has to do with guns but figuratively offers much more, appearing for instance in terms for intentions and hidden agendas. Through 狙, find out what made a female Soviet teenager famous in World War II, and learn who may have conspired to take down a recent U.S. president.
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⿰  犭 (犬) dog  且 and another  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 狙 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 狙 is used 17 times, read 2 ways.
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ソ : 4 words FIND ALL
そ げ き 0
shooting; sniping
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ねらい : 13 words FIND ALL
ね ら う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to aim at
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An additional ねら.う less common words include 狙 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2050  Key to Kanji: - 

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狙
ソ   ねらい target   ねらう to aim at   
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且
かつ and another, moreover   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
犭
ケン   いぬ dog   
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