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8 words matching 'いる' found
いる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
入る
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Reading : いる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in  (see also: 入る:はいる, 気に入る, 立ち入る; mainly used in fixed expressions and compound verbs)
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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 108,091 which gives a rank of 3,989
入る 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 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 201,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 326
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
はい
らない
った
けっきょく
結局
はい
ってきた

He said he would not come in, but he came in after all.
わたし
ゆか
はい
はい
らない
うちに
でんわ
電話
りだした

I had hardly gotten into bed when the telephone began to ring.
わたし
こうどう
講堂
はい
はい
らない
うちに
しき
はじ
まった

No sooner had I entered the hall than the ceremony began.
いる
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• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 300 (about 2,580,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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いる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
要る
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Reading : いる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to need; to want  (often written with kana only)
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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 122,844 which gives a rank of 2,598
要る 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 rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 56,000 (about 7,390,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 246 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1208
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
この
じぎょう
事業
たがく
多額
しきん
資金

We need a large amount of money for this project.
わたし
いま
なに
りません

I don't need anything now.
まだ
ちゃ
ります

Do you still need tea?
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• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 300 (about 2,570,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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いる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
いる
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (of animate objects); to exist  (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)
2. to stay  (often written with kana only)
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
3. (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)  (the い is sometimes dropped; often written with kana only)
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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 158,233 which gives a rank of 713
いる is the most useful form. 2 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 300 (about 2,520,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 181 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 79
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ここ
にん
しかいない
There are no more than six persons here.
ゆうじん
友人
いなくなる
Soon you will find yourself friendless.
さかな
たくさんいます
There are lots of fish!
居る
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Reading : いる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 39,500,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5225
• 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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ゐる
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 101,000 (about 1,810,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 13707
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いる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
射る
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Reading : いる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 85,659 which gives a rank of 9,117
射る 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 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 63,000 (about 5,490,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7313
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 26 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
しょう
んと
ほっ
すれば
うま
kotowaza
He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin (literally: if you would shoot the commander, first shoot the horse).
かのじょ
彼女
こうどう
行動
まと
ている

Her actions are to the point.
ウイリアム・テル
むすこ
息子
あたま
うえ
リンゴねらって

William Tell shot an arrow at the apple on his son's head.
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 251,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 26 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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いる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
鋳る
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Reading : いる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cast; to mint; to coin
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 82,122 which gives a rank of 10,697
鋳る is the most useful form. 2 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 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 163,000 (about 473,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 30 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
ランプ
いれましよう fragment, headline etc.
And let’s light a lamp.
Source: 沼の家新美南吉
その
むら
には
つる
たいへん
大変
たくさんいました
There was a village, and in the village lived many cranes.
ひとめ
人目
ひく
きじ
記事
するため
ぼうとう
冒頭
パンチきいた
ひとこと
一言
いれなきゃ
For attention-grabbing articles, you have to put something punchy at the beginning.
鑄る
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Reading : いる   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 166,000 (about 459,000 results)
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いる
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 24,000 (about 25,800,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 30 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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いる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
煎る
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Reading : いる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 83,820 which gives a rank of 9,665
煎る 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 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 188,000 (about 333,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かれ
コーヒー
まめ
っている

He is roasting coffee beans.
炒る
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Reading : いる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 195,000 (about 272,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
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熬る
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Reading : いる   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 400 (about 2,370,000,000 results)
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いる
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 24,000 (about 25,500,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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いる is the reading of the following word:
癒る
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Reading : いる   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to calm down  (see also: 腹が居る; usu. as 腹がいる; often written with kana only; archaic)
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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 29,442 which gives a rank of 76,133
• Google Japan frequency rank: 37,000 (about 15,000,000 results)
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いる is a reading of every form of the following word:
没る
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Reading : いる   
to set beyond the Western horizon (i.e. the sun)  (see also: 入る:いる; poetical term)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 24,626 which gives a rank of 114,253
没る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 134,000 (about 729,000 results)
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沒る
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Reading : いる   
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 144,000 (about 606,000 results)
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ニュウ   い to enter   はい to enter   いれる to put in   
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
west
キョ   い to exist, to be present   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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corpse
シャ   い to shoot   
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スン   inch
シン   み body, person   
チュウ   い to cast, to mint   
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キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
寿
ジュ   ス   ことぶき longevity   
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three men
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サン   み    みっ three   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
チュウ   い to cast, to mint   
セン   boil   い to fry   
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ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
fire
いためる to fry, saute   
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ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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ユ   いえる to get better, to heal   いや to cure   
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ユ    in general; generalization   
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assembly, gathering   
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ill; illness
シン   こころ heart   
ボツ    sink   
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lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
スイ   みず water   
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