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考 means 'think'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 118   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-4    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 8    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 51 words   Used in 136 words   Used in 130 names   Component in 3 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コウ
Kun
   かんがえる to think about, consider
Additional readings
Kun    かんがえ
Name    たか
Notes
In Japanese, the 一 (one) top stroke of the lower component 丂 (reach) is generally written right to left. In Chinese and some printed fonts it is written left to right, and the component looks more closely like 丂 (reach).
Components
⿱  耂 (老) old  丂 reach  
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孝 filial piety  老 old  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 考 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 考 is used 134 times, read 2 ways.
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コウ : 94 words FIND ALL
さ ん こ う 0
reference; consultation  (see also: 参考にする)
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かんがえる : 40 words FIND ALL
か ん が え る 4 か ん が え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration
2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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An additional 孝 less common words include 考 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 130 (originally: 117)  Joy o' Kanji : 117  Key to Kanji: 334 

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考
コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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丂
reach
耂
old
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