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腎 means 'kidney'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 2275   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-43    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 23 words   Used in 34 words   Used in 2 names   Not used as a component
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肾 (Chinese)  
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Chinese Medicine teaches that the kidney is the seat of health, the source of life energy, and even the most essential organ! The Japanese draw on this concept in words about what is important. Find out how sitting at a desk can weaken the kidneys and how you can conversely strengthen your life force, remove lower back pain, clear the head, boost life energy, and live longer!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 腎 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 腎 is used 34 times, read 1 way.
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腎
ジン    kidney   
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臤
かたい hard   
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臣
シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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又
また again   
⺼
ニク body part   
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