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3 words matching 'おる' found
おる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
おる
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (animate); to be; to exist  (often written with kana only; humble)
'ru' godan verb, auxiliary verb
2. verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing)  (after the -te form of a verb)
3. indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions  (see also: やがる; after -masu base of verb)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 136,651 which gives a rank of 1,619
おる 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 24,000 (about 26,900,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2963 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 684
• 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 19 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:
ごご
午後
やま
おりました
In the afternoon they walked back down the mountain.
ひめ
じて
よこ
たわって
おられた
The princess lay with her eyes closed.
この
かた
もとから
おられ
From the beginning he was in the world.
居る
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Reading : おる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• 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 N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• 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 19 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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おる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
折る
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Reading : おる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
2. to fold; to bend
3. to make (origami)
4. to interrupt; to end  (see also: 筆を折る)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 123,516 which gives a rank of 2,544
折る 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: 78,000 (about 3,520,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N4
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1412 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10072
• 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 37 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:
わたし
おとうと
から
ちて
あし
った

My brother fell off a tree and broke his leg.
かれ
スキー
あし
った

He broke his leg skiing.
ころ
んだ
とき
てくび
手首
った

I broke my wrist when I fell on it.
おる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 30,200,000 results)
• 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 37 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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おる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
織る
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Reading : おる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to weave
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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 100,338 which gives a rank of 6,051
織る 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 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 92,000 (about 2,360,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6523
• 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 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:
かのじょ
彼女
ずっとナプキン
つづ
けた

She folded napkins all the way.
わたし
そぼ
祖母
はた

My grandmother likes to weave things.
かれ
みずか
やしん
野心
じぎょう
事業
した

He fell a victim to his own ambition.
おる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 29,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 64
• 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 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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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
セツ   お to break, fold   おり opportunity; fold   おれる to break (intr), be folded, yield   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
hand
ショク   シキ   お to weave   
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シ   いと thread   
potter's clay   
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tasseled spear
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
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