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11 words matching 'こしょう' found
こしょう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
故障
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Reading : こしょう   
1. breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order
2. damage; hurt
3. objection; protest
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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 139,611 which gives a rank of 1,393
故障 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: 6,000 (about 131,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N4
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 899 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3829
• 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 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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Example sentences:
このワープロどこ
こしょう
故障
している

Something is wrong with this word-processor.
くるま
そこ
とちゅう
途中
こしょう
故障
してしまった

Our car broke down on our way there.
このテレビ
こしょう
故障
している

Something is the matter with this TV set.
こしょう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 59,000 (about 6,680,000 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 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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こしょう is the reading of the following word:
誇称
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Reading : こしょう   
boasting; exaggeration
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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 30,702 which gives a rank of 68,944
• Google Japan frequency rank: 12,000 (about 56,600,000 results)
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こしょう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
コショウ
BOOST
pepper  (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 121,935 which gives a rank of 3,479
コショウ is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 53,000 (about 8,390,000 results)
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Example sentences:
コショウ
れすぎた

You put far too much pepper in it.
ちょうど
しお
コショウ
らしてしまった

We've just run out of salt and pepper.
あなた
あと
コショウ
つか
使
わせて
ください
After you with the pepper.
こしょう
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 60,000 (about 6,460,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2532 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 3230
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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胡椒
BOOST
Reading : こしょう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 22,000 (about 29,200,000 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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こしょう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
呼称
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Reading : こしょう   
1. naming; giving a name; designation; denomination
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. nominal
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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 83,865 which gives a rank of 7,933
呼称 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: 30,000 (about 19,800,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2184
• 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:
かく
メディアでも
ことし
今年
かんじ
漢字
こしょう
呼称
もち
いられる

The mass media often refers to it as 'kanji of the year'.
こしょう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 59,000 (about 6,680,000 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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こしょう is the reading of the following word:
湖沼
BOOST
Reading : こしょう   
noun
lakes and marshes
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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 80,548 which gives a rank of 11,618
• Google Japan frequency rank: 72,000 (about 4,240,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12298
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 20 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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こしょう is the reading of the following word:
古称
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Reading : こしょう   
noun
old name; former name
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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 26,325 which gives a rank of 100,799
• Google Japan frequency rank: 93,000 (about 2,240,000 results)
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こしょう is the reading of the following word:
虎嘯
BOOST
Reading : こしょう   
1. tiger's howling
2. being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)
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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 21,957 which gives a rank of 136,225
• Google Japan frequency rank: 122,000 (about 1,010,000 results)
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こしょう is the reading of the following word:
古松
BOOST
Reading : こしょう   
noun
old pine  (see also: 老松; obscure 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 24,457 which gives a rank of 115,457
• Google Japan frequency rank: 122,000 (about 1,010,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
こしょう is a reading of one form of the following word:
妓生
BOOST
Readings : きいさん    こしょう   
妓生 can be read in 2 ways: こしょう (70%), きいさん (30%).
noun
Korean female entertainer  (originally from Korean 'gi-saeng')
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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 20,947 which gives a rank of 146,407
妓生 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 157,000 (about 510,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
キーセン
BOOST
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 210,000 (about 187,000 results)
こしょう is the reading of the following word:
小姓
BOOST
Reading : こしょう   
noun
(noble's) page
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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 31,529 which gives a rank of 65,242
• Google Japan frequency rank: 140,000 (about 653,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 19266
No examples found for any form of this word.
こしょう is the reading of the following word:
扈従
BOOST
Readings : こしょう    こじゅう   
扈従 can be read in 2 ways: こしょう (70%), こじゅう (30%).
attendance
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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 11,522 which gives a rank of 172,644
• Google Japan frequency rank: 241,000 (about 33,700 results)
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コ   strike   ゆえ reason; deceased   
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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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ぼく strike   
ショウ   さわ to hinder, hamper   
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ショウ    chapter, badge, mark   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はや early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
hill   
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コ   ほこ to boast of, be proud of   
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boast   
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reach
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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ショウ    title, name   
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small man
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
grain
コ   ゴ   ウ   foreign   あぐ    
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ショウ    pepper; chile   
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シュク    uncle   
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また again   
younger brother
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ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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コ   よ to call   
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オ   コ    question mark   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
eight
hook
コ   みずうみ lake   
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スイ   みず water   
ショウ   ぬま marsh, bog   
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ショウ   め to summon   
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トウ   かたな sword   
コ   とら tiger   
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
cliff
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
legs
うそぶ to boast, to brag   
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シュク    solemn   
ショウ   まつ pine tree   
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コウ   おおやけ official, public   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ム   private
ギ    geisha   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   ささえる to support   
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セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
セイ   ショウ    surname   
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コ    attendance   
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ユウ   おおざと group, community, large village   
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ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
コ   と door   
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corpse
ジュウ   ショウ   ジュ   したが to obey   したがえる to be accompanied by   
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ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
step
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