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9 words matching 'しよう' found
しよう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
使用
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Reading : しよう   
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 165,635 which gives a rank of 230
使用 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: 300 (about 2,870,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2693 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 113
• 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 2 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:
しごと
仕事
くるま
しよう
使用
しています

I use my car for work.
その
じどうしゃ
自動車
しよう
使用
きょか
許可
わたし
あた
えられた

I was accorded permission to use the car.
この
じっけん
実験
いか
以下
しゅだん
手段
しよう
使用
した

We used the following procedures in this experiment.
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 420,000,000 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 2 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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しよう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
仕様
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Reading : しよう   
noun
1. way; method; means; resource; remedy
2. (technical) specification
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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 120,496 which gives a rank of 2,784
仕様 is the most useful form. 2 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 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 900 (about 1,030,000,000 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: 1244
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
しよう
仕様
かかく
価格
へんこう
変更
する
ことあります
Specifications and price are subject to change.
すべ
こうりょ
考慮
して
やはり
てない
しよう
仕様
なっています
All things considered, it's set up so it isn't possible to win.
がっき
楽器
きざい
機材
しつ
かんぜん
完全
プロ
しよう
仕様
です
ねだん
値段
どこ
何処
より
やす

The musical instruments and parts are completely professional quality! And yet the prices are lower than anywhere!
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 420,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
仕樣
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Reading : しよう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 1,010,000,000 results)
しよう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
しよう
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trial; experimental use
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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 73,487 which gives a rank of 13,201
しよう is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 486,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 38 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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試用
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Reading : しよう   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 13,000 (about 53,400,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 38 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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しよう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
私用
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Reading : しよう   
1. personal use  (see also: 公用)
2. private business
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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 86,380 which gives a rank of 7,387
私用 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 rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 54,000 (about 8,160,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5344 (see iKnow! collections)
• 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 37 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:
じょうし
上司
かいしゃ
会社
でんわ
電話
しよう
私用
でんわ
電話
かけたいって
わたし
ひどく
しか
った

My boss called me down for making private calls on the office phone.
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 489,000,000 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 37 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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しよう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
枝葉
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Readings : しよう    えだは   
枝葉 can be read in 2 ways: しよう (70%), えだは (30%).
1. leaves and branches; foliage
2. unimportant details; inessentials; side issues  (see also: 枝葉末節:しようまっせつ; esp. しよう)
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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 82,227 which gives a rank of 10,530
枝葉 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 81,000 (about 3,250,000 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 34 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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Example sentences:
かし
もったりとした
えだは
枝葉
ときおり
かぜ
ふふく
不服
おそ
わせた

The langorous leaves and branches of the oak tree were attacked by an occasional wind.
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 69,000 (about 4,780,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 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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しよう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 14,000 (about 48,900,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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しよう is the reading of the following word:
飼養
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Reading : しよう   
breeding; raising
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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 28,400 which gives a rank of 83,562
• Google Japan frequency rank: 58,000 (about 6,970,000 results)
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Example sentences:
インドクジャクマクジャク
ぜんしん
全身
じゅんぱく
純白
はくへんしゅ
白変種
げんざい
現在
まった
かんしょうよう
観賞用
とり
として
しよう
飼養
されている
ヨーロッパ
こだい
古代
しょくちょう
食鳥
としてぜいたくな
しょくぜん
食膳
きょう
された

The whole body of the Indian or green peafowl is pure white, thanks to leucism (a condition causing a partial loss of pigmentation). Nowadays, this bird is bred entirely for the pleasure of viewing it, but Europeans served it in the old days as a luxurious poultry dish.
しよう is the reading of the following word:
至要
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Reading : しよう   
noun
extremely important
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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 25,474 which gives a rank of 107,053
• Google Japan frequency rank: 107,000 (about 1,530,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
しよう is the reading of the following word:
子葉
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Reading : しよう   
noun
cotyledon; seed leaf (i.e. the first leaves to emerge when a seed sprouts)
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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 44,544 which gives a rank of 34,068
• Google Japan frequency rank: 130,000 (about 808,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 9330
No examples found for any form of this word.
しよう is the reading of the following word:
止揚
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Reading : しよう   
sublation (philosophy)
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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 18,174 which gives a rank of 158,971
• Google Japan frequency rank: 221,000 (about 123,000 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   
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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シ   samurai
ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
スイ   みず water   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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   
ヨウ   Mr   さま    
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エイ   long time   なが long (time)   
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ice   
シ   ため to test   こころみる to attempt   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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シキ    ceremony, method, style   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
shoot
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
シ   えだ branch   
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シ   ささえる to support   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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また again   
ヨウ   leaf   は leaves   
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grass   
tree world
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セ   セイ   よ the world   
シ   raise animals   か to raise (animals), rear   
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シ    administer   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
eat; food
ヨウ   やしな to rear, to support, to cultivate   
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ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シ   いた to reach, to lead to   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
west
シ   ス   こ child   
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ヨウ   あげる to raise, hoist   あがる to be raised up   
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ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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モチ   not
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pig
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
hand
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