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3 words matching 'せんねん' found
せんねん is a reading of one form of the following word:
千年
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Readings : せんねん    ちとせ   
千年 can be read in 2 ways: せんねん (60%), ちとせ (40%).
millennium; one thousand years; long time
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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 62,273 which gives a rank of 15,359
千年 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 9,000 (about 87,800,000 results)
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Example sentences:
つる
せんねん
千年
きる
チズコ
った

Chizuko said, "A crane is supposed to live for one thousand years."
ボール
なん
できていたでしょ
なに
せんねん
千年
まえ
エジプト
じん
ボール
やわ
らかい
かわ
ぬの
つく
っていました

What were the balls made of? Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians made balls out of soft leather or cloth.
ちとせ
千歳
いわ
のようにこちこちです
She's as obstinate as a thousand year old boulder.
千歳
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Readings : ちとせ    せんざい   
千歳 can be read in 2 ways: ちとせ (70%), せんざい (30%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 24,000 (about 26,100,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 9499
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千載
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Reading : せんざい   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 115,000 (about 1,230,000 results)
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せんねん is an exact match with one form of the following word:
先年
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Reading : せんねん   
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
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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 69,171 which gives a rank of 12,286
先年 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 116,000 (about 1,180,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 40 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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せんねん
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 47,000 (about 10,200,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 40 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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せんねん is an exact match with one form of the following word:
専念
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Reading : せんねん   
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
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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 78,152 which gives a rank of 9,339
専念 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 51,000 (about 8,950,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7328
• 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 35 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:
かれ
いがく
医学
けんきゅう
研究
せんねん
専念
した

He devoted himself to the study of medicine.
かれ
おんがく
音楽
けんきゅう
研究
せんねん
専念
した

He applied himself to the study of music.
かのじょ
彼女
こども
子供
こと
せんねん
専念
した

She devoted herself to her children.
せんねん
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 97,000 (about 2,030,000 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 35 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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セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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サイ   セイ    X years old, year-end   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
サイ   の to be placed on, appear in print   のせる to place on, publish   
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ten spears
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シャ   くるま car   
セン   さき ahead   
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whereupon by the ground
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
legs
セン   specialist; expert   もっぱ entirely, wholely   
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スン   inch
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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ネン    idea, thought   
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コン   キン   いま now   
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assembly, gathering   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
katakana fu   
シン   こころ heart   
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