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黍 means 'millet'

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Strokes : 12    Radical number: 202    Usefulness: 8    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 18 words   Used in 16 names   Component in 7 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
Kun
   きび millet
On    ショ
⿱   grain   the water man  
 man in the tree with water  
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noun
1. corn (Zea mays)  (see also: とうもろこし; often written with kana only)
2. periwinkle (Littorina brevicula)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet  (often written with kana only)
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noun
glutinous millet; sticky millet  (often written with kana only)
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noun
Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense); Johnsongrass; Egyptian millet  (often written with kana only)
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noun
corn; maize  (see also: 玉蜀黍; obscure term)
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きび millet   
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grain
the water man
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スイ   みず water   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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