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苔 means 'moss'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 2273   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-4    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 11 words   Used in 60 words   Used in 56 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
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   タイ
Kun
   こけ moss   こけむす to be covered in moss
Kun    こけら
⿱   () grass   pedestal; platform  
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苔 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 苔 is used 35 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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タイ : 9 words FIND ALL
noun
fur (on one's tongue)
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こけ : 14 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: コケ
noun
1. moss  (often written with kana only)
2. short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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こけ (read as ごけ) : 12 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: モウセンゴケ
noun
round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia); common sundew  (often written with kana only)
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An additional タイ less common words include 苔 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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タイ   こけ moss   こけむす to be covered in moss   
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grass   
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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