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く is hiragana 'ku'

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, く is used 164 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, く is used 5335 times, read 1 way. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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adverb, noun
1. how much?; how many?  (often written with kana only)
2. even; even if
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
automaton clock; marionette clock
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An additional 2 less common words include く but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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hiragana 'ku'
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