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麓 means 'foot of a mountain'
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ロク
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裾 foot of a mountain
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 麓 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 麓 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
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ロク
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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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ふもと
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foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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