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酸 means 'acid'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1058   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-11    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 95 words   Used in 565 words   Used in 17 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   サン
Kun
   acid, sour
⿰   sake flask   license to go  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 酸 is used 14 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 酸 is used 543 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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1
oxygen (O)
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3
sour; acid
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(read as ず) : 4 words FIND ALL
2
noun
Toringo crabapple (Malus sieboldii)  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 22 less common words include 酸 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 715 (originally: 689)  Joy o' Kanji : 689  Key to Kanji: 402 

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サン   す acid, sour   
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sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
license to go
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イン    license   
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ム   private
legs
go
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