# 劾 — Censure

Frequency rank 2440 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 琢 (Polish), less common than 偲 (Recollect).

- On’yomi: がい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 力 Power (Kangxi 19)
- Frequency path: Level XIX of XX

Power on the left, with a person and mouth on the right — using power to force a person's mouth open, censuring them by extracting a confession through forceful interrogation.

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