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砥 means 'whetstone'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 2440   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-5    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 15 words   Used in 113 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Kun
   whetstone    to sharpen, to grind
⿰   stone   first family  
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砥 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 砥 is used 13 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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Most common form: 研ぐ
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind
2. to wash (rice)  (esp. 磨ぐ)
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と (read as ど) : 1 word FIND ALL
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noun
double whetstone
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An additional と less common words include 砥 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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whetstone   と to sharpen, to grind   
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first family
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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