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6 words matching 'かえる' found
かえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
カエル
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noun
1. frog  (often written with kana only)
2. kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)  (see also: 河鹿蛙)
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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 105,175 which gives a rank of 5,238
カエル is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 27,000 (about 22,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8924
Example sentences:
オタマジャクシカエルなる
Tadpoles become frogs.
カエル
いたら
かえ

Let's return when the frog croaks.
カエルヘビ
こわ

Frogs are afraid of snakes.
かえる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 36,000 (about 15,900,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2394 (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 33 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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Readings : かえる    かわず    かいる   
蛙 can be read in 3 ways: かえる (80%), かいる (10%), かわず (10%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 36,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 18986
• 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 33 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
カワズ
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 227,000 (about 92,900 results)
BOOST
Reading : かえる   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 36,500,000 results)
BOOST
Reading : かえる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 43,000 (about 12,200,000 results)
かえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
変える
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Reading : かえる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
2. to reform; to revise; to amend
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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 139,851 which gives a rank of 1,380
変える is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
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• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 90,500,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N4
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 294 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1623
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 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:
どうして
かれ
かんが
えた
かしら
I wonder what has made him change his mind.
わたし
かんが
える
つもりないことはっきりさせておきたい
I'd like to make it clear that I will not change my mind.
ろうじん
老人
せいかつ
生活
しかた
仕方
える
こんなん
困難
である
It's hard for an old man to change his way of living.
かえる
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 35,000 (about 16,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 11176
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 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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かえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
帰る
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Reading : かえる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to return; to come home; to go home; to go back  (see also: 返る)
2. to leave  (of a guest, customer, etc.)
3. to get home; to get to home plate  (baseball term)
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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 157,198 which gives a rank of 841
帰る is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
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• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 15,000 (about 43,800,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 70 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2254
• 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:
かえ
ってきて
ホント
かった

So nice that you are back.
ちち
さいきん
最近
にほん
日本
かえ
ってきた

Father has recently come back to Japan.
しちじ
7時
かえ

I'll be back at seven o'clock.
かえる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 35,000 (about 16,000,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• 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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還る
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Reading : かえる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 97,000 (about 2,050,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16762
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歸る
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Reading : かえる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 195,000 (about 300,000 results)
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かえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
代える
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Reading : かえる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to replace  (usu. 替える)
2. to exchange; to interchange  (usu. 換える)
3. to substitute  (usu. 代える)
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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 117,650 which gives a rank of 3,353
代える 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 rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000 (about 944,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1522 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 18807
• 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 24 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:
へや
部屋
えて
ほしいです
I'd like to change my room.
はら
えられぬ

I have to eat, too.
とりあえず
ほうたい
包帯
している
けどもし
わずら
わしかったら
いえ
かえ
って
からカットバン
えて
だいじょうぶ
大丈夫

Ah, well I've bandaged it for the meantime but if that's awkward then it's fine to replace it with a plaster when you get home.
換える
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Reading : かえる   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 98,000 (about 1,950,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1720 (see iKnow! collections)
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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かえる
BOOST
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• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 31,000 (about 18,600,000 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 24 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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替える
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Reading : かえる   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 58,000 (about 6,890,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8780
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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かえる is a reading of every form of the following word:
返る
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Reading : かえる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to return; to come back; to go back  (esp. 返る)
2. to turn over  (see also: 裏返る)
3. (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely; (to become) completely  (esp. 返る)
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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 103,080 which gives a rank of 4,585
返る 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 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 90,000 (about 2,490,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3504 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12579
• 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 42 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:
せんたくもの
洗濯物
もう
せんたくや
洗濯屋
から
かえ
ってきてます

Has the wash come back yet?
かれ
きゅう
まって
ふり
かえ
った

He stopped short and looked back.
のろいのろい
おも
かえ

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
反る
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Reading : かえる   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 110,000 (about 1,410,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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かえる is the reading of the following word:
孵る
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Reading : かえる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to hatch out
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 16,140 which gives a rank of 164,982
• Google Japan frequency rank: 217,000 (about 142,000 results)
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かえる frog   
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チュウ   むし insect   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
ケイ    jewel; corner   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
lobster   え    えび    
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Ko with the striped corpse again
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katakana 'ko'
corpse
また again   
コウ   はまぐり clam   
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ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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assembly, gathering   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヘン   unusual   かえる to alter, change   かわる to change   
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go
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また again; also   
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セキ   シャク   あか    あか red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
キ   かえ to return   かえ to send back, give back   
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トウ   かたな sword   
broom   
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yo; yell
cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
カン    send back   
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カン    stare   
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
net
move
キ   かえ to return   かえ to send back, give back   
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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shoot
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
カン   かえる to replace, to substitute   
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カン brilliant, clear, bright   
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corner
net
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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hand
タイ   かえる to replace   かわる to be replaced   
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フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ヘン   かえ to return, to come back   かえ to return (something)   
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ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そ to be warped, curved   
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