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5 words matching 'する' found
する is an exact match with one form of the following word:
する
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
3. to serve as; to act as; to work as  (often written with kana only)
4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as  (as 〜にする,〜とする; often written with kana only)
6. to decide on; to choose  (as 〜にする; often written with kana only)
irregular verb 'suru', intransitive verb
7. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)  (as 〜がする; often written with kana only)
8. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
9. to be worth; to cost  (often written with kana only)
10. to pass (of time); to elapse  (often written with kana only)
irregular verb 'suru', transitive verb
11. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B  (form (for senses 11-14) : AをBにする; often written with kana only)
12. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B  (often written with kana only)
13. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B  (often written with kana only)
14. to feel A about B  (often written with kana only)
15. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")  (often written with kana only)
auxiliary verb, irregular verb 'suru'
16. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")  (see also: お願いします, ; often written with kana only)
17. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to  (see also: とする; as 〜うとする,〜ようとする; often written with kana only)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 177,485 which gives a rank of 237
する 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: 200 (about 3,520,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 10 (see iKnow! collections)
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ふくせんたくしました
I washed the clothes.
らいげつけっこんします
I'm getting married next month.
トム
でんわ
電話
しました
I called Tom.
為る
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Reading : する   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 92,000 (about 2,330,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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する is an exact match with one form of the following word:
刷る
BOOST
Reading : する   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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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 83,768 which gives a rank of 9,672
刷る is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 112,000 (about 1,330,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT 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 39 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:
わたしたち
私達
しょうたいじょう
招待状
50
つう
りました

We ran off 50 copies of the invitation.
する
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 104,100,000 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 39 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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摺る
BOOST
Reading : する   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 230,000 (about 77,600 results)
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する is an exact match with one form of the following word:
擦る
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Reading : する   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
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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 87,528 which gives a rank of 7,462
擦る is the most useful form. 4 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 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 87,000 (about 2,720,000 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 36 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:
かれ
マッチ
こす
った
すぐ
した

He struck a match, but quickly put it out.
ケリーマッチ
こす
って
パイプもっていった
Kelly struck a match and put it to his pipe.
コーヒーどのようしましょブラックしますクリームいれます
How would you like your coffee, black or with cream?
摩る
BOOST
Reading : する   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 207,000 (about 205,000 results)
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する
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 35,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3
• 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 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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磨る
BOOST
Reading : する   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 184,000,000 results)
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擂る
BOOST
Reading : する   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 238,000 (about 43,400 results)
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する is a reading of one form of the following word:
剃る
BOOST
Readings : そる    する   
剃る can be read in 2 ways: そる (80%), する (20%).
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to shave
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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 62,794 which gives a rank of 15,334
剃る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 99,000 (about 1,900,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1825 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かける
まえ
ヒゲ
らなくて

I've got to shave before leaving.
とう
さん
バスルームひげ
っている

Dad is shaving in the bathroom.
ひげ
さんぱつ
散髪
してもらった
I got a shave and a haircut.
そる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 104,000 (about 1,500,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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する is an exact match with one form of the following word:
する
BOOST
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick someone's pocket  (see also: 掏摸; often written with kana only)
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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 16,485 which gives a rank of 165,185
する is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 127,000 (about 800,000 results)
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Example sentences:
でんしゃ
電車
ポケット
なか
あるものすられた
I had my pocket picked in the train.
掏る
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 215,000 (about 158,000 results)
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イ    do   
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fire
サツ   す to print   
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トウ   かたな sword   
キン   turban; cloth
corpse
to print (on cloth); to chafe, rub   
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hand
シュウ   なら to learn   
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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    
ウ   はね feather   わ counter for birds   
サツ   す to chafe, rub   すれる to wear out, to be rubbed   
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サツ    surmise, inspect   
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サイ   まつ festival   まつ to deify, enshrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ニク body part   
また again   
roof   
マ    chafe   
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マ   flax; flux   あさ flax, hemp   
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リン   wood; trees   はやし wood   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
广
stony cliff
シュ   hand   て    た-    
マ   みが to polish, grind   
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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to grind, to rub   
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ライ   かみなり thunder   
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フ   あめ rain   
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デン   た rice field   
テイ   そ to shave   
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ダイ   テイ   デ   おとうと younger brother   
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チョウ    mourning   とむら to mourn, condole   
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キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
eight
to pick someone's pocket   
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wrapped up can
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wrap
カン    can   
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