Level IV of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 469 / 2,608
Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.
More common than 黒 (Black), less common than 製 (Manufacture).
A stone (stone) sits on the left and a lantern (lantern) glows on the right — rubbing the stone against the lantern sharpens it to a fine edge, sparks flying as metal meets stone.
研 is rank 469 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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