Nine non-KLC kanji found in Basho's Oku no hosomichi

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The nine kanji 侘 俤 啼 壺 艸 虱 蜘 袂 鞋 are found in Bashō's Oku no hosomichi but neither in the Kodansha KLC text by Conning* nor in Heisig's Remembering The Kanji.

The info below is from jisho.org ( and so, edrg.org ) on the web.


侘
8 strokes
Not a general use character
Not one of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

kun-yomi : ほこ.る、 わび.しい、 わ.びる 
ON-yomi : タ 

lonely;
proud;


俤
9 strokes
Not a general use character
Not one of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
kun-yomi : おもかげ 
ON-yomi :

names : てい

(kokuji);


啼
12 strokes
Not a general use character
Not one of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
kun-yomi : な.く 
ON-yomi : テイ 

bark;
chirp;
cry;


壺
12 strokes
Not a general use character
Not one of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

kun-yomi : つぼ 
ON-yomi : コ 

jar;
pot;


艸
6 strokes
Not a general use character
Not one of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

grass;
grass radical (no. 140);
plants;


虱
8 strokes
Not a general use character
Not one of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

kun-yomi : しらみ 
ON-yomi : シツ 

lice;
vermin;


蜘
14 strokes
Not a general use character
Not one of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

kun-yomi : くも
ON-yomi : チ

spider;


袂
9 strokes
Not a general use character
Not one of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

kun-yomi : たまと、 たもと
ON-yomi : ケツ、 ベイ

edge;
foot (of hill);
sleeve;


鞋
15 strokes
Not a general use character
Not one of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

kun-yomi : くつ、 わらじ 
ON-yomi : アイ、 カイ 

straw sandals;

* Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course, Andrew Scott Conning, 2013

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