Keyword
professional
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig341
Readings
(98%)
(1%)
Composed of
ten
one
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a crosshair (the 十 in the middle) attached to a gun (the ー at the bottom) through which a certain kind of a professional looks through to find his target... yes, a professional who kills people for money! An assasin! Perhaps even Leon the Professional!

Do not confuse with where the upper stroke is shorter.

Used in kanji (29 in total)
voice
serve
sell
intention
slave
good luck
robust
husk
jar
9th in rank
grains
one (formal)
redeem
jar [simplified]
desecrate [old]
???
goodwill
lifespan [old]
calf
???
powerful
???
hub (of wheel)
palace corridor or passageway
one (formal) [old]
letter
???
read [old]
husk [old]
Used in vocabulary (355 in total)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Examples (200 in total)
A lot of soldiers died here.
The soldier was not in the least afraid to die.
The soldier gave me water.