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個

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	人(亻) Radical name: ひと（にんべん）
Meaning:	Individual, counter for articles
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 450 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	個人(こじん)	individual, private person, personal, private
N2	個所(かしょ)	passage, place, point, part
N2	個体(こたい)	an individual
N1	個(か)	article counter
N1	個々(ここ)	individual, one by one
N1	個性(こせい)	individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy
N1	個別(こべつ)	particular case

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