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虐 means 'tyrannize'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1502   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-23    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 12 words   Used in 54 words   Used in 5 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ギャク
Kun
   しいたげる to tyrannize, oppress
Notes
The lower element (like an E) does not exist as a kanji, but is a variant of 爪 (claw), claw, hence tiger clawing its prey = tyrannize.
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⿸  虍 tiger  ⿷  匚 side open box  一 one  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 虐 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 虐 is used 49 times, read 2 ways.
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ギャク : 47 words FIND ALL
ぎ ゃ く さ つ 0
atrocity; massive killing
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しいたげる : 2 words FIND ALL
し い た げ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
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An additional 5 less common words include 虐 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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虐
ギャク   しいたげる to tyrannize, oppress   
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虍
とら tiger   
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卜
divining rod
厂
cliff
七
シチ   ななつ    なな    なの seven   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
匚
side open box
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