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器

Level III of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 382 / 2,608

Container

On’yomi
き
Kun’yomi
うつわ
Radical
口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 史 (History), less common than 院 (Institution).

Four mouths (口口口口) surround a dog (犬) — mouths everywhere forming a ring-shaped container to hold the barking dog.

In words

器 うつわ bowl;vessel;containerN1
器用 きよう skillful,handyN3
器具 きぐ utensilN2

器 is rank 382 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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