# 陶 — Pottery

Frequency rank 1829 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 墨 (Black Ink), less common than 戚 (Relatives).

- On’yomi: とう
- Kun’yomi: す
- Radical: 阜 Mound (Kangxi 170)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

A hill on the left, with a wrap and cliff on the right — clay wrapped from a hillside cliff, shaped and fired into pottery.

In words:

- 陶器 とうき — pottery;ceramics
- 鬱陶しい うっとうしい — gloomy;depressing

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