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痩 means 'to get thin'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 2019   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-38    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 28 words   Used in 30 words   Used in 4 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ソウ
Kun
   やせる to get thin
Additional readings
On    チュウ   シュウ   シュ
Kun    こける to become hollow (with age etc)
Variants
瘦  
Components
⿸  疒 ill; illness  ⿱  申 say  又 again  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 痩 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 痩 is used 28 times, read 3 ways.
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ソウ : 4 words FIND ALL
そ う し ん 0
1. slim figure; lean figure  (see also: 痩躯)
noun
2. weight reduction  (see also: 痩せる)
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やせる : 23 words FIND ALL
や せ る 0
Most common form: 瘠せる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim
2. to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
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こける : 1 word FIND ALL
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 2 less common words include 痩 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2054  Key to Kanji: - 

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痩
ソウ   やせる to get thin   
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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    
又
また again   
疒
ill; illness
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