# 礁 — Reef

Frequency rank 2360 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 酪 (Dairy), less common than 魁 (Charging ahead of others).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 石 Stone (Kangxi 112)
- Frequency path: Level XIX of XX

Stone on the left forms a rocky perch for a bird on the right — stone jutting from the sea where birds nest is a reef, a rocky formation rising from the ocean floor.

[Study 礁](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E7%A4%81)

[← Rank 2359: 魁 (Charging ahead of others)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/魁.md) · [Rank 2361: 酪 (Dairy) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/酪.md)

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