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錘 means 'spindle'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 3781   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-10    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 15 words   Used in 2 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   スイ
Kun
   つむ spindle
Kun    おもり
 hang down; hanging   gold  
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錘 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 錘 is used 14 times, read 3 ways.
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Most common form:
noun
spindle
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つむ : 3 words FIND ALL
spindle-shaped; fusiform
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おもり : 1 word FIND ALL
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Most common form: おもり
noun
1. weight
2. sinker (fishing)
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An additional スイ less common words include 錘 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1461  Joy o' Kanji : Key to Kanji:

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スイ   つむ spindle   
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スイ   hang down; hanging   たらす to hang down, to suspend   たれる to be dangling, to drip   
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キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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