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衡 means 'equilibrium'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 1956   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-36    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 4 words   Used in 48 words   Used in 88 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   コウ
Name    ひら
𧗾  
Center exists as a rare kanji, 𩵋 (fish)
⿴   to go  ⿱   corner; horn   big  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 衡 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 衡 is used 46 times, read 1 way.
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equilibrium; balance
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An additional 術 less common words include 衡 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1267  Joy o' Kanji : 1267  Key to Kanji:

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コウ    equilibrium   
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コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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step
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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corner
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
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