# 貼 — Paste

Frequency rank 1528 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 瓶 (Bottle), less common than 寧 (Rather).

- On’yomi: ちょう
- Kun’yomi: は
- Radical: 貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Shellfish on the left cling to fortune on the right — shellfish stuck to a fortune charm, pasted on like decorations.

In words:

- 貼る はる — to stick

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