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環 means 'surround'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 713   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-4    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 107 words   Used in 258 words   Used in 256 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   カン
Kun    ring, circle, link, wheel
Name    たま   たまき
⿰   king   stare  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 環 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 環 is used 255 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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カン : 246 words FIND ALL
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environment; circumstance
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わ : 7 words FIND ALL
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earring (non-pierced); helix
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だまき: 1 word. FIND ALL
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Most common form: オダマキ
noun
fan columbine (Aquilegia flabellata)  (often written with kana only)
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たまき: 1 word. FIND ALL
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noun
1. bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow)  (archaic)
2. bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
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An additional 3 less common words include 環 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1115  Joy o' Kanji : 1115  Key to Kanji: 138 

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カン    to surround, to ring   
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カン    stare   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
net
オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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