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畝 means 'furrow'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 2441   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-46    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 14 words   Used in 210 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   うね furrow, ridge
Additional readings
On    ボウ   ホ   モ   ム
Kun    せ
Notes
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This kanji, which symbolizes the hills that some crop farmers make in fields, belongs squarely in the agricultural realm. However, 畝 also represents ridges in knit items, ribbed fabric, and the like, and therefore has a firm presence in the sphere of shopping! Plus, the Japanese once used 畝 as a measurement of areas. Finally, this kanji pops up in names, notably that of one heroic man.
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Corduroy Landforms
畝 堤 畔 堀
The Japanese have long corrugated the earth, mounding and trenching it with grand plans. Embankments (堤) rise above rivers to prevent floods. Dug-out moats (堀), whether empty or full, contrast with higher bordering land for castle defense. An agricultural field features ridges (畝) and furrows, with plants in raised areas, irrigation in "valleys." A footpath is just high enough above a flooded rice field (畔) that 畔also represents "causeway, a raised road across low or wet ground." See how the Japanese have gone to great lengths to create "corduroy" landforms.
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⿰  亩 the rice field with the lid  久 long time  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 畝 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 畝 is used 12 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ホ : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
mu (Chinese measure of land area, formerly ~600 m.sq., currently ~667 m.sq.)  (see also: 畝; obscure term)
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ホ (read as ぼ) : 1 word FIND ALL
た ん ぼ 1
Most common form: 田んぼ
noun
paddy field; farm
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うね : 7 words FIND ALL
う ね 2 う ね 1
Most common form: うね
noun
1. ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops
2. rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
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せ : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
se (Japanese unit of area equal to 30 tsubo, ~99.174 m.sq.)  (see also: 畝; obsolete term)
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An additional 2 less common words include 畝 but the readings have not yet been categorized.
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畝
うね furrow, ridge   
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久
ク   キュウ   ひさしい a long time   
亩
the rice field with the lid
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田
デン   た rice field   
亠
lid
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