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幽 means 'secluded'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1778   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-31    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 67 words   Used in 68 words   Used in 75 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ユウ
Kun    ふか   かす   くら   しろ
⿶   mountain  ⿰   short thread   short thread  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 幽 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 幽 is used 63 times, read 2 ways.
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noun
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
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かす : 1 word FIND ALL
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Most common form: かすか
1. faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazy  (often written with kana only)
2. poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scanty  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 5 less common words include 幽 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1865  Joy o' Kanji : 1865  Key to Kanji:

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ユウ    seclude   
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short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
サン   やま mountain   
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