# 含 — Include

Frequency rank 517 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 描 (Draw), less common than 望 (Hope).

- On’yomi: がん
- Kun’yomi: ふく
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

Now on top drops into a mouth below — right now, something drops into the mouth and is included inside, swallowed and contained within.

In words:

- 含む ふくむ — to hold in the mouth,to bear in mind
- 含める ふくめる — to include,to instruct,to make one understand
- 含嗽 うがい — gargle;rinse mouth

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