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6 words matching 'しょうちょう' found
しょうちょう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
象徴
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Reading : しょうちょう   
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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 123,801 which gives a rank of 2,519
象徴 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: 15,000 (about 44,900,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4841 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3636
• 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 6 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:
ハト
へいわ
平和
しょうちょう
象徴
として
られている

The dove is a famous symbol for peace.
てんのう
天皇
こくみん
国民
とうごう
統合
しょうちょう
象徴
である
The Emperor is the symbol of the unity of the people.
てんのう
天皇
こっか
国家
しょうちょう
象徴
である
The Emperor shall be the symbol of the State.
しょうちょう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 77,000 (about 3,750,000 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 6 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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しょうちょう is the reading of the following word:
少丁
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Readings : しょうちょう    しょうてい   
少丁 can be read in 2 ways: しょうてい (90%), しょうちょう (10%).
noun
men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system)  (archaic)
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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 28,990 which gives a rank of 86,193
• Google Japan frequency rank: 47,000 (about 10,500,000 results)
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しょうちょう is the reading of the following word:
省庁
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Reading : しょうちょう   
noun
ministries and government offices; the authorities
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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 80,025 which gives a rank of 8,801
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• Google Japan frequency rank: 67,000 (about 5,040,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 13476
• 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:
それ
かんけい
関係
しょうちょう
省庁
きかん
機関
ていしゅつ
提出
して
くだ
さい

Please submit it to the relevant authorities.
しょうちょう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
小腸
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Reading : しょうちょう   
noun
small intestine
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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 43,116 which gives a rank of 39,828
小腸 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 75,000 (about 3,960,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
にゅうとう
乳糖
ぶんかい
分解
こうそ
酵素
しょうちょう
小腸
つく
られる

Lactose-degrading enzymes are produced in the small intestine.
しょうちょう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 222,000 (about 106,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
しょうちょう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
消長
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Reading : しょうちょう   
prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
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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 51,196 which gives a rank of 25,679
消長 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 129,000 (about 837,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 29 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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しょうちょう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 222,000 (about 106,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 29 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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しょうちょう is the reading of the following word:
正長
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Reading : しょうちょう   
noun
Shouchou era (1428.4.27-1429.9.5)
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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 36,493 which gives a rank of 48,371
• Google Japan frequency rank: 128,000 (about 845,000 results)
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ショウ   ゾウ    image; elephant   
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pig
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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corner
チョウ    sign, symptom; collection   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
step
ぼく strike   
サン   やま mountain   
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ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
ショウ   セイ   かえりみる to reflect   はぶ to omit, leave out   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
チョウ    government office   
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广
stony cliff
チョウ    intestines   
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ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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モチ   not
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タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ニク body part   
ショウ   け to extinguish   きえる to go out   
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ショウ    resemble   
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small
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
スイ   みず water   
チョウ   なが long   
セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただ to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
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