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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.
Components
⿰  亩 the rice field with the lid  久 long time  
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Most useful words by reading
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 reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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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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