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4 words matching 'あく' found
あく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
開く
BOOST
Reading : あく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to open (e.g. doors)  (esp. 開く)
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)  (esp. 開く)
3. to be empty  (esp. 空く)
4. to be vacant; to be available; to be free  (esp. 空く)
5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)  (esp. 明く)
6. to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)  (esp. 明く)
7. to come to an end  (esp. 明く)
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
8. to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)  (esp. 明く)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
9. to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)  (see also: 穴が開く)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 143,733 which gives a rank of 1,679
開く is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 120,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 404 (see iKnow! collections)
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Example sentences:
その
はな
ひら
きかけている

The flower is opening.
そのドア
ひら
いている
ことある
The door is sometimes open.
このドア
かない

This door won't open.
あく
BOOST
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 16,000 (about 41,300,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10512
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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空く
BOOST
Reading : あく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 79,000 (about 3,470,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N4
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1336 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 2082
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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明く
BOOST
Reading : あく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 37,000 (about 14,900,000 results)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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あく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : あく   
noun
evil; wickedness  (opposite: )
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 107,580 which gives a rank of 4,945
悪 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 72,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4837 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
かみ
そんざい
存在
しん
じる
こと
それ
じたい
自体
あく
ない
Believing in God is not evil in itself.
あく
おこな
やさ
しくて
その
けいたい
形体
むげん
無限
である
Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.
かれ
ぜん
あく
くべつ
区別
わからない
He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong.
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あく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 45,000 (about 11,400,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N0
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
あく is a reading of one form of the following word:
アク
BOOST
noun
1. lye  (often written with kana only)
2. harsh taste; astringency  (often written with kana only)
3. scum (formed when cooking some foods)  (often written with kana only)
4. (excessive) strength of will  (also written incorrectly as 悪; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 68,326 which gives a rank of 12,620
アク is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 35,000 (about 16,500,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10478
Example sentences:
アク
なく
なったら
せいけつ
清潔
びん
シロップ
もど
れいぞうこ
冷蔵庫
ほぞん
保存
します

When the scum stops appearing pour the syrup back into a clean bottle and keep it in the fridge.
たせる
すんぜん
寸前
よわび
弱火
してもう
いちど
一度
あく
灰汁
のぞ
きます

4. Just before bringing it to the boil, set to a low flame and remove the scum again.
灰汁
BOOST
Reading : あく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 114,000 (about 1,260,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
あく is a reading of every form of the following word:
飽く
BOOST
Reading : あく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to tire of; to lose interest in  (see also: 飽きる; archaic)
2. to be satisfied; to enjoy
3. to do adequately  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 28,018 which gives a rank of 86,650
飽く is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 95,000 (about 2,150,000 results)
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Example sentences:
じゅう
ページ
だけ
んで
ごらんなさい
じゅう
ページ
たって
いたら
この
ほん
てて
くだ
さって
よろ
しい
title of book, album etc.
Read Just (the First) 10 Pages (of This Book): If You’re Bored, You Can Throw This Book Away.
いたら
さくら
とまれ line from poem, haiku, dialogue etc.
If you’re bored with the rapeseed, perch on cherry blossoms
かれ
えんぜつ
演説
ちょうしゅう
聴衆
かせなかった

His speech held the attention of the audience.
厭く
BOOST
Reading : あく   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 164,000 (about 472,000 results)
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倦く
BOOST
Reading : あく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 220,000 (about 127,000 results)
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カイ   あ to (be) open   あける    ひら to open (something)   ひらける to open out (eg view)   
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start, initiate   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
モン   かど gate   
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クウ   から empty   あ to be empty   あける to empty, vacate   そら sky   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
アク   オ   わる bad   
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シン   こころ heart   
ア    Asia; rank next   
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west
カイ   はい ashes   
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カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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eight
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
cliff
ジュウ   しる soup, juice   
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スイ   みず water   
ホウ   あきる to grow weary of   あかす to feed up; to bore, surfeit   
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eat; food
ホウ   つつ to wrap   
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wrap
コ   キ   おのれ self   
エン   あきる to grow weary of   いと to be loath to, to begrudge   いや disagreeable   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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dot   
ボウ   おか to brave, risk   
ケン   あぐねる    う to get tired of, to lose interest in   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
カン   ケン   roll up   ま to roll (up)   まき roll, reel, volume   
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