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雪 means 'snow'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 780   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-18    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 31    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 161 words   Used in 258 words   Used in 774 names   Component in 5 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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   セツ
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   ゆき snow
Name    せっ   ぶき
⿱   () rain   () yo = to yell / say hi  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 雪 is used 4 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 雪 is used 237 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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セツ : 68 words FIND ALL
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noun
fallen snow; snow cover
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セツ (read as せっ) : 19 words FIND ALL
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noun
snowy valley
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ゆき : 143 words FIND ALL
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noun
snow
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
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noun
avalanche; snowslide
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ぶき: 6 words. FIND ALL
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noun
snow storm; blizzard
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An additional ぶき less common words include 雪 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 174 (originally: 157)  Joy o' Kanji : 157  Key to Kanji: 625 

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セツ   ゆき snow   
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フ   あめ rain   
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yo = to yell / say hi
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