# 燭 — Candle

Frequency rank 2251 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 罹 (Suffer from), less common than 剃 (Shave).

- On’yomi: しょく、そく、しゅ
- Kun’yomi: ともしび
- Radical: 火 Fire (Kangxi 86)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

In words:

- 蝋燭 ろうそく — candle

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