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15 words matching 'こうせん' found
こうせん is an exact match with one form of the following word:
光線
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
beam; light ray
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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 106,871 which gives a rank of 4,133
光線 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: 21,000 (about 30,500,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6791
• 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 17 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
よぞら
夜空
こうせん
光線
えた

We found a beam of light in the night sky.
このランプ
つよ
こうせん
光線

This lamp sends out a powerful beam.
まど
から
こうせん
光線
はい
ってきて
きょうじゅ
教授
ふか
ねむ
から
ました

A beam of light through the window woke the professor up out of a deep sleep.
こうせん
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 114,000 (about 1,280,000 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 17 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
こうせん is the reading of the following word:
工船
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
factory boat (ship); floating cannery
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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 33,716 which gives a rank of 56,857
• Google Japan frequency rank: 52,000 (about 8,620,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
こうせん is the reading of the following word:
黄泉
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Readings : こうせん    よみ   
黄泉 can be read in 2 ways: こうせん (60%), よみ (40%).
noun
1. underground spring  (this meaning is restricted to reading こうせん)
2. Hades; hell; underworld  (see also: 地獄)
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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 30,971 which gives a rank of 67,700
• Google Japan frequency rank: 57,000 (about 7,300,000 results)
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こうせん is an exact match with one form of the following word:
高専
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
1. technical college  (see also: 高等専門学校; abbreviation)
2. higher schools and colleges
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 62,401 which gives a rank of 15,465
高専 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 64,000 (about 5,670,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 19897
• 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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こうせん
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 112,000 (about 1,340,000 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)
こうせん is the reading of the following word:
香煎
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
1. roasted barley flour  (see also: 麦こがし)
2. parched flour with various ingredients added and drunk in hot water
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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 27,026 which gives a rank of 95,320
• Google Japan frequency rank: 82,000 (about 3,160,000 results)
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こうせん is an exact match with one form of the following word:
交戦
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Reading : こうせん   
war; battle; hostilities
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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 80,822 which gives a rank of 8,640
交戦 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: 100,000 (about 1,850,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6215
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 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:
わが
ぐん
てき
こうせん
交戦
した

Our troops engaged with the enemy.
こうせん
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 113,000 (about 1,300,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 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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こうせん is the reading of the following word:
鋼線
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
steel wire
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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 26,969 which gives a rank of 95,799
• Google Japan frequency rank: 83,000 (about 3,070,000 results)
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こうせん is an exact match with one form of the following word:
公選
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Reading : こうせん   
public election
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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 68,386 which gives a rank of 12,593
公選 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 113,000 (about 1,280,000 results)
• 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)
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こうせん
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 116,000 (about 1,200,000 results)
• 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)
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こうせん is an exact match with one form of the following word:
好戦
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
belligerence
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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 47,579 which gives a rank of 31,505
好戦 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 118,000 (about 1,130,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 36 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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こうせん
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 179,000 (about 386,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 36 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
こうせん is the reading of the following word:
公船
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
public vessel
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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 29,890 which gives a rank of 80,531
• Google Japan frequency rank: 116,000 (about 1,200,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
こうせん is the reading of the following word:
鉱泉
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
mineral spring; spring containing many minerals and gas (esp. a cold spring)  (see also: 冷泉)
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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 27,127 which gives a rank of 94,346
• Google Japan frequency rank: 119,000 (about 1,080,000 results)
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こうせん is an exact match with one form of the following word:
抗戦
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Reading : こうせん   
resistance
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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 55,287 which gives a rank of 20,465
抗戦 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 146,000 (about 590,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 14 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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こうせん
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 179,000 (about 386,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 14 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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こうせん is the reading of the following word:
口宣
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
oral statement
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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 23,357 which gives a rank of 123,349
• Google Japan frequency rank: 138,000 (about 668,000 results)
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こうせん is a reading of every form of the following word:
腔線
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
gun rifling
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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 20,793 which gives a rank of 144,418
腔線 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 144,000 (about 602,000 results)
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腔綫
BOOST
Reading : こうせん   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 256,000 (about 1,860 results)
こうせん is the reading of the following word:
口銭
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Reading : こうせん   
noun
commission; brokerage
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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 13,478 which gives a rank of 169,990
• Google Japan frequency rank: 243,000 (about 28,200 results)
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コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひか to shine, twinkle   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
one pair of legs
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
legs
セン   line
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シ   いと thread   
セン   いずみ spring   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
スイ   みず water   
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
セン   ふね    ふな- ship   
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シュウ   ふね boat   ふな-    
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wide
dot   
eight mouths
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ハチ   や    や    よう eight   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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オウ   コウ   き yellow   
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キョウ   とも together   
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grass   
katakana 'ha'; eight
デン   た rice field   
コウ   expensive; high   たか    たか expensive, tall, high   たかまる to be elevated   たかめる to promote, heighten   
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wide mouth
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lid
セン   specialist; expert   もっぱ entirely, wholely   
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スン   inch
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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コウ   キョウ   かお fragrance   かお to be fragrant   か scent, odour   
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grain
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
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   か to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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ロク   むっ six   む    むい    む    
フ   ちち father   
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crossed swords
セン   いくさ battle, war   たたか to do battle   
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タン    simple   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
small
tasseled spear
コウ   はがね steel   
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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   
おか hill, Mount   
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サン   やま mountain   
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コウ   おおやけ official, public   
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ム   private
セン   えら choose   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
move
コウ   この    す to like   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   ス   こ child   
コウ    mineral   
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コウ   ひろ broad   ひろがる    ひろまる to be wide open, spread out   ひろげる    ひろめる to open wide   
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广
stony cliff
コウ    resist; anti-   
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コウ    high spirits   
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キ    table   
hand
セン   announcement
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わた to extend, span, range   
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シャ   くるま car   
roof   
コウ    (body) cavity   
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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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ケツ   あな hole   
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セン    clue   すじ thread   
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damage   
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セン   ぜに money, coins   
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three spears
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サン   み    みっ three   
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