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貴 means 'precious'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 752   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-5    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 80 words   Used in 106 words   Used in 1854 names   Component in 23 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キ
Kun
   たっとい   とうとい precious, valuable   たっとぶ   とうとぶ value, esteem, respect
Name
   たか
Additional readings
Name    きよ   ぎ   たかし   よし
Variants
贵 (Chinese)  
Notes
Upper component exists as very rare kanji 𠀐 (middle one), not visible on most systems.
Components
⿳  中 middle  一 one  貝 shellfish  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 貴 is used 5 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 貴 is used 92 times, read 3 ways.
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キ : 85 words FIND ALL
き ち ょ う 0
precious; valuable
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たっとい : 5 words FIND ALL
expression
noble birth  (obscure term)
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とうとい : 2 words FIND ALL
と う と ぶ 3
Most common form: 尊ぶ
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
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Additional less common words include 貴 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 847 (originally: 834)  Joy o' Kanji : 834  Key to Kanji: 171 

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貴
キ   たっとい    とうとい precious, valuable   たっとぶ    とうとぶ value, esteem, respect   
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中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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