# 篤 — Deliberate

Frequency rank 1656 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 綺 (Figured cloth), less common than 酢 (Vinegar).

- On’yomi: とく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 竹 Bamboo (Kangxi 118)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

Bamboo on top, a horse below — a bamboo scroll recording a horse's pedigree, carefully and deliberately documenting every detail of the noble steed.

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