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鱗 means 'scale'

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Strokes : 24    Frequency: 2721   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-7    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 19 words   Used in 40 words   Used in 30 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
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   リン
Kun
   うろこ   こけら scale (of fish); serif (of font)
Kun    こけ
 fish   the rice you oppose  
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鱗 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 鱗 is used 40 times, read 3 ways.
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リン : 33 words FIND ALL
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noun
cycloid scale
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うろこ : 6 words FIND ALL
noun
Hojo clan symbol; Hojo family crest (three triangles in a triangular pattern)
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こけら : 1 word FIND ALL
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noun
thin shingles  (see also: こけら葺き)
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An additional リン less common words include 鱗 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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リン   うろこ    こけら scale (of fish); serif (of font)   
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ギョ   さかな    うお fish   
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corner
デン   た rice field   
fire
the rice you oppose
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
oppose; opposite   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
wheel around
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