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箇 means 'item'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1972   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Challenge set: 17    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 38 words   Used in 55 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カ
Kun
   item; counter for months, places, provisions
Additional readings
On    コ
Variants
ヶ  
Notes
The character ヶ is often used in place of this kanji when used as a counter. Note that ヶ is not kana ケ.
Have you been confused about -箇 versus -個 as a counter? If so, you're not alone. This problem has existed for millennia! To complicate matters further, the Japanese generally replace -箇 with -か, -カ, -ヵ, -ケ, or -ヶ. And one doesn't even pronounce -ケ as け! This essay sorts out all such muddles and puts 箇 "in its place," showing how to use it to mean "place" and how to count places.
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 箇
Components
⿱  ⺮ (竹) bamboo  固 hard  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 箇 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 箇 is used 37 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
カ : 29 words FIND ALL
noun, counter
passage; place; point; part  (カ所, ヶ所, etc. are mainly used as counters)
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コ : 7 words FIND ALL
individual; one by one; separate
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3
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カ (read as が) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
first three days of the New Year (January 1st to 3rd)
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6
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Additional data
Henshall: 1054  Joy o' Kanji : 1054  Key to Kanji: - 

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箇
カ    item; counter for months, places, provisions   
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5
固
コ   かたい hard   かたまる to harden   かためる to make hard   
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4
古
コ   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old   
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2
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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1
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
1
丨
stick   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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2
囗
box, enclosure   
⺮
チク   たけ bamboo   
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