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雀 means 'sparrow'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1869   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-2    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 25 words   Used in 117 words   Used in 179 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
On
   ジャン
Kun
   すずめ sparrow
Additional readings
On    ジャク   サク   シャク
Name    ざく
Components
⿱  少 few  隹 little bird  
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雀 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 雀 is used 60 times, read 3 ways.
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ジャク : 13 words FIND ALL
き ん し じ ゃ く 0
Most common form: カナリア
noun
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese)
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ジャン : 2 words FIND ALL
ま あ じ ゃ ん 0 ま あ じ ゃ ん 1
noun
mahjong; mah-jongg  (originally from Chinese)
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すずめ : 45 words FIND ALL
す ず め 0
Most common form: すずめ
noun
1. tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
2. talkative person; knowledgeable person
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An additional ジャン less common words include 雀 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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雀
ジャン   すずめ sparrow   
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少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
隹
little bird
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