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惑 means 'uncertain'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 918   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-8    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 14 words   Used in 82 words   Used in 9 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ワク
Kun
   まど to be uncertain, bewildered
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⿱   a certain   heart  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 惑 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 惑 is used 81 times, read 2 ways.
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1
trouble; bother; annoyance  (see also: ご迷惑)
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まど : 11 words FIND ALL
2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to have doubts; to feel lost; to be at sea
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An additional one less common word includes 惑 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1942  Joy o' Kanji : 1942  Key to Kanji: 1099 

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ワク   uncertain   まど to be uncertain, bewildered   
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a certain   
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tasseled spear
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シン   こころ heart   
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