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4 words matching 'しめい' found
しめい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
使命
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Reading : しめい   
noun
mission; errand; message
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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 109,342 which gives a rank of 3,849
使命 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: 9,000 (about 77,800,000 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: 10681
• 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 7 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
わたし
しめい
使命
その
ぶんしょう
文章
しゃしん
写真
とることである
My mission is to photograph the documents.
かれ
ごくひ
極秘
しめい
使命
びていた

He was charged with a secret mission.
わたし
べんごし
弁護士
として
しめい
使命
さぎ
詐欺
ぼくめつ
撲滅
です
As a lawyer, I aim to eradicate fraud.
しめい
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 92,000 (about 2,320,000 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 7 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
しめい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
指名
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Reading : しめい   
name; nominate; designate
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 99,676 which gives a rank of 5,048
指名 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: 16,000 (about 42,200,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2021
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 3 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:
かのじょ
彼女
ぎちょう
議長
しめい
指名
された

She was named as chairman.
わたし
ぎちょう
議長
しめい
指名
された

I was appointed chairperson.
わたし
かれ
しめい
指名
する
しじ
支持
します

I second his nomination.
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 93,000 (about 2,270,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 3 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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しめい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
氏名
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Readings : しめい    うじな   
氏名 can be read in 2 ways: しめい (80%), うじな (20%).
noun
full name; identity
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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 140,381 which gives a rank of 1,337
氏名 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: 18,000 (about 36,100,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 501 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2439
• 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 3 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
あなた
しめい
氏名
なに
です
What is your name?
じゅうしょ
住所
しめい
氏名
って
ください
Name and address, please.
ろんぶん
論文
つけた
にめい
二名
さどくしゃ
査読者
しめい
氏名
とともに
けいさい
掲載
される

The paper will be published with the names of the two reviewers who have accepted it.
しめい
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 94,000 (about 2,230,000 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 3 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
しめい is the reading of the following word:
死命
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Reading : しめい   
noun
fate; life or death
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 31,904 which gives a rank of 63,617
• Google Japan frequency rank: 84,000 (about 2,970,000 results)
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使
シ   つか to use   
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リ    official   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ    history   
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crossed swords
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
メイ   ミョウ    life; fate   いのち life   
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assembly, gathering   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
たた to strike, beat, hit   
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seal
シ   ゆび finger   さ to point   
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シ   むね content; purport   
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さじ spoon   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
hand
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
シ   death   し die   
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death
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