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26 words matching 'そう' found
そう is a reading of 2 forms of the following word:
琴
BOOST
Reading
:
こと
noun
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)2. stringed instrument (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading こと)
3. zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng (this meaning is restricted to form 箏, 筝)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 琴:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 110,296 which gives a rank of 4,557
琴 is the most useful form.
3 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000
(about 844,000,000 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 5 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
こと
BOOST
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 300
(about 2,490,000,000 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 5 in the EDICT word frequency file
(bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
筝
BOOST
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 69,000
(about 4,840,000 results)
そう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
想
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun
1. conception; idea; thought2. samjna (perception) (see also: 五蘊; Buddhist term)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 想:
My flashcards:
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 79,794 which gives a rank of 8,904
想 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 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 600
(about 1,520,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 11979
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file
(bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
そう
BOOST
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000
(about 913,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file
(bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
そう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
双
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun, noun (suffix), counter
pairMy mastery:
My current mastery of 双:
My flashcards:
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 92,704 which gives a rank of 6,782
双 is the most useful form.
1 additional
form is shown below.
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000
(about 683,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3791
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 10 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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そう
BOOST
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 900
(about 1,020,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 10 in the EDICT word frequency file
(bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
そう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
総
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun, prefix
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overallMy mastery:
My current mastery of 総:
My flashcards:
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 88,489 which gives a rank of 8,204
総 is the most useful form.
1 additional
form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 3,000
(about 364,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary
(see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 307
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
そう
BOOST
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 900
(about 1,020,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1084
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
そう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
沿う
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
1. to run along; to run beside
2. to follow (a plan, etc.); to act in accordance with (see also: 添う)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 沿う:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 106,618 which gives a rank of 4,168
沿う 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: 62,000
(about 6,100,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary
(see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4868
(see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3585
• 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)
そう
BOOST
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 900
(about 1,030,000,000 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)
そう is the reading of the following word:
走
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
suffix
run; raceMy mastery:
My current mastery of 走:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 41,464 which gives a rank of 40,044
• Google Japan frequency rank: 900
(about 1,030,000,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
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そう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
そう
BOOST
1. in that way (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think); thus; such (see also: 斯う, ああ, 如何:どう; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. so (used to express agreement with something said) (often written with kana only)3. so? (used to express some doubt with something said) (often written with kana only)
My mastery:
My current mastery of そう:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 75,982 which gives a rank of 9,983
そう is the most useful form.
1 additional
form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000
(about 911,000,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 39
Example sentences:
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然う
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 162,000
(about 480,000 results)
そう is the reading of the following word:
相
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun
1. appearance; look; countenance2. a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune (see also: 女難の相)
3. aspect (linguistics terminology)
4. phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous) (physics terminology)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 相:
My flashcards:
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 33,763 which gives a rank of 56,711
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000
(about 891,000,000 results)
そう is an exact match with the following word:
そう
BOOST
1. so; really; seeming
'na' adjective, suffix
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of (after masu stem or adj-stem)My mastery:
My current mastery of そう:
My flashcards:
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 169,347 which gives a rank of 432
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000
(about 807,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary
(see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 31
(see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
See also:
seems that, looks like
そう is a reading of one form of the following word:
左右
BOOST
noun, 'suru' verb
1. left and right2. influence; control; domination
My mastery:
My current mastery of 左右:
My flashcards:
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 184,272 which gives a rank of 44
左右 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: 2,000
(about 526,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary
(see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1982
(see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2476
• 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)
さゆう
BOOST
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000
(about 31,100,000 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 6 in the EDICT word frequency file
(bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
そう is the reading of the following word:
装
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun
1. clothing2. binding (of a book)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 装:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 52,664 which gives a rank of 22,401
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000
(about 509,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2728
No examples found for any form of this word.
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そう is a reading of every form of the following word:
曽
BOOST
prefix
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)My mastery:
My current mastery of 曽:
My flashcards:
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 30,705 which gives a rank of 68,935
曽 is the most useful form.
1 additional
form is shown below.
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 60,000
(about 6,470,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 11648
No examples found for any form of this word.
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そう is the reading of the following word:
草
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun
1. draft; rough copy (abbreviation)2. cursive script; "grass" kanji (see also: 草書)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 草:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 54,582 which gives a rank of 20,565
• Google Japan frequency rank: 3,000
(about 382,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2803
No examples found for any form of this word.
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そう is the reading of the following word:
層
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun, noun (suffix)
1. layer; seam; bed; stream; class2. sheaf (mathematics)
3. storey (of a building); story; floor
My mastery:
My current mastery of 層:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 52,913 which gives a rank of 22,124
• Google Japan frequency rank: 3,000
(about 330,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1697
そう is a reading of one form of the following word:
姓
BOOST
noun
1. surname; family name2. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing) (see also: 姓:かばね; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 姓:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 137,961 which gives a rank of 1,614
姓 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: 7,000
(about 110,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary
(see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4185
(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 7 in the EDICT word frequency file
(bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
See also:
different words for 'name'
せい
BOOST
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000
(about 181,000,000 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 7 in the EDICT word frequency file
(bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
そう is a reading of every form of the following word:
荘
BOOST
noun, noun (suffix)
manor (see also: 荘園)My mastery:
My current mastery of 荘:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 46,066 which gives a rank of 31,405
荘 is the most useful form.
1 additional
form is shown below.
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000
(about 39,200,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2751
No examples found for any form of this word.
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そう is the reading of the following word:
宋
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun
Song (dynasty of China)My mastery:
My current mastery of 宋:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 44,607 which gives a rank of 33,973
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000
(about 163,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3514
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そう is the reading of the following word:
候
BOOST
auxiliary
to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem) (see also: 候ふ; archaic; polite (teineigo) language)My mastery:
My current mastery of 候:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 46,206 which gives a rank of 31,132
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000
(about 151,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 9237
No examples found for any form of this word.
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そう is the reading of the following word:
槽
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun
body (of a biwa) (see also: 琵琶)My mastery:
My current mastery of 槽:
My flashcards:
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 32,781 which gives a rank of 60,152
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000
(about 118,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 17068
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そう is the reading of the following word:
壮
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun, 'na' adjective
1. vibrancy; strength; bravery; manliness2. (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 壮:
My flashcards:
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 35,165 which gives a rank of 51,865
• Google Japan frequency rank: 14,000
(about 49,400,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12339
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そう is the reading of the following word:
艘
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
counter for (small) boats
My mastery:
My current mastery of 艘:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 19,963 which gives a rank of 149,937
• Google Japan frequency rank: 14,000
(about 48,700,000 results)
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そう is the reading of the following word:
僧
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun
monk; priestMy mastery:
My current mastery of 僧:
My flashcards:
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 86,229 which gives a rank of 7,388
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000
(about 40,100,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary
(see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5037
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 in the EDICT word frequency file
(bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
そう is the reading of the following word:
笙
BOOST
noun
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court musicMy mastery:
My current mastery of 笙:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 18,056 which gives a rank of 159,441
• Google Japan frequency rank: 24,000
(about 25,900,000 results)
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そう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
添う
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
2. to accompany; to stay by one's side
3. to marry; to wed (esp. 添う)
4. to be added (esp. 添う)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 添う:
My flashcards:
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 80,610 which gives a rank of 8,746
添う 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 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000
(about 950,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary
(see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
副う
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 129,000
(about 760,000 results)
そう
BOOST
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 45,000
(about 10,300,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
そう is the reading of the following word:
叢
BOOST
Reading
:
そう
noun (suffix), noun
plexus; reteMy mastery:
My current mastery of 叢:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 22,901 which gives a rank of 126,969
• Google Japan frequency rank: 59,000
(about 6,840,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15865
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そう is the reading of the following word:
甑
BOOST
2. steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production) (this meaning is restricted to reading こしき)
My mastery:
My current mastery of 甑:
My flashcards:
Usefulness and usage:
• Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 12,318 which gives a rank of 171,670
• Google Japan frequency rank: 72,000
(about 4,350,000 results)
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セイ ショウ life なま raw いかす to enliven いきる to live いける to arrange flowers うまれる to be born うむ to give birth to き pure, undiluted おう to grow, to sprout はえる to grow, to sprout はやす to grow, cultivate
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