寡

scant; widow; minority; few

14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2035.

Readings

• カ (on reading): 寡占 (かせん) oligopoly; 寡黙 (かもく) untalkative
• Read as a whole word: 寡男 (やもお) widower

Components

• 宀
• 自
• 分
• 一 radical one
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 刀 radical sword
• 宀 radical roof
• 自 radical self

Words using 寡

• 寡占 (かせん) oligopoly
• 寡黙 (かもく) untalkative
• 寡婦 (かふ) widow
• 寡頭 (かとう) small number of people
• 寡作 (かさく) unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)
• 寡男 (やもお) widower

28 words in all.

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