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申 means 'say'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 489   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-12    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 25    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 75 words   Used in 137 words   Used in 121 names   Component in 25 kanji (6 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シン
Kun
   もうす to say
Additional readings
Kun    もうし-   さる year of the monkey
Variants
𦥔 (not in most fonts)  
Notes
Also serves as the ninth sign of the
十二支
(Chinese Zodiac).
Components
⿻  日 sun; day  丨 stick  
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See also
甲 first  由 reason  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 申 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 申 is used 123 times, read 3 ways.
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シン : 58 words FIND ALL
し ん せ い 0
application; request; petition
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さる : 5 words FIND ALL
noun
ninth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Monkey, 3pm-5pm, west-southwest, July)
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もうす : 60 words FIND ALL
も う し あ げ る 5 も う し あ げ る 0
Most common form: 申上げる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.)  (humble)
auxiliary verb
2. to do  (humble)
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An additional 甲 less common words include 申 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 338 (originally: 322)  Joy o' Kanji : 322  Key to Kanji: 568 

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申
シン   もうす to say   
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丨
stick   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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