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4 words matching 'きす' found
きす is a reading of 2 forms of the following word:
キス
BOOST
noun
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)  (鼠頭魚 is gikun; 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 74,329 which gives a rank of 10,478
キス is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 90,800,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5587
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鼠頭魚
BOOST
Reading : きす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 128,000 (about 845,000 results)
BOOST
Reading : きす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 157,000 (about 511,000 results)
きす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
期す
BOOST
Readings : きす    ごす   
期す can be read in 2 ways: きす (80%), ごす (20%).
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to expect; to look forward to
2. to set (a date, etc.)
3. to resolve; to pledge (to oneself); to vow
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 57,162 which gives a rank of 18,930
期す is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 110,000 (about 1,400,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 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:
まだ
すわ
っている
ひやく
飛躍

He is still sitting, but is ready to make a great leap forward.
きす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 53,000 (about 7,980,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 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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きす is a reading of one form of the following word:
記す
BOOST
Readings : しるす    きす   
記す can be read in 2 ways: しるす (70%), きす (30%).
1. to write down; to note; to jot down  (see also: 記する)
2. to remember  (usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
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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 118,017 which gives a rank of 3,399
記す 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 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 87,000 (about 2,720,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1645
• 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 10 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:
これ
てんのう
天皇
けいふ
系譜
しる
した
ぶんしょ
文書
です
This is a document about the genealogy of the Japanese emperor.
わたしたちモーセ
りっぽう
律法
しる
よげんしゃ
預言者
たち
いている
ほう
であ
出会
った
それナザレ
ひと
ヨセフ
イエス
We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
さいしん
最新
ほうこくしょ
報告書
ぜん
せかい
世界
みつゆ
密輸
されている
コカイン90%
かいろ
海路
はこ
ばれており
そのほとんどスピードボートによるもの
しる
されている

In the latest report, it is written that 90% of all the cocaine smuggled in the world is transported by sea, and most of that by speedboat.
しるす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 203,000 (about 233,000 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 10 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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識す
BOOST
Reading : しるす   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 157,000 (about 510,000 results)
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誌す
BOOST
Reading : しるす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 234,000 (about 48,000 results)
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きす is the reading of the following word:
帰す
BOOST
Reading : きす   
1. to come to (in the end); to end in  (see also: 帰する)
2. to attribute; to blame
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 45,290 which gives a rank of 32,749
• Google Japan frequency rank: 111,000 (about 1,390,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 17457
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ソ   ねずみ mouse   
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キュウ   うす a mortar   
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yo = to yell / say hi
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ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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トウ   ト   ズ   あたま    かしら head   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
ギョ   さかな    うお fish   
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corner
デン   た rice field   
fire
キ   ゴ    period of time   
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キ   それ    その that   
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
キ   しる to note, write down   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
シキ    knowledge, discrimination   
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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   
シ    document   
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シ   こころざ to plan, to intend   こころざし good intention   
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シ   samurai
シン   こころ heart   
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
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