# 措 — Set Aside

Frequency rank 922 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 祖 (Ancestor), less common than 姉 (Older Sister).

- On’yomi: そ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Fingers on the left and long ago on the right — your fingers set aside something from long ago, storing it for later use.

In words:

- 措置 そち — measure;step

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