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2 words matching 'そめる' found
そめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
染める
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Reading : そめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dye; to colour; to color
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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 103,937 which gives a rank of 5,400
染める 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: 70,000 (about 4,570,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5168 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14173
• 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 27 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:
ぬの
あざ
やかな
あかいろ
赤色
められた

The cloth was dyed bright red.
ゆうひ
夕日
たか
やね
屋根
あか
めた

The setting sun flushed the high roof.
はくし
白紙
こころ
めている

You're painting your innocent heart with blood.
そめる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 251,000 (about 94,900 results)
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そめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
初める
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Reading : そめる   
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
to begin to
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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 55,550 which gives a rank of 20,230
初める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 202,000 (about 241,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 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:
あきかぜ
秋風
める

An autumn breeze begins to blow.
こんな
おお
きな
けいこく
渓谷
はじ
めて

This is the first time I’ve seen such a large canyon.
そめる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 232,000 (about 68,500 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 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   し stain   しみる to soak in   そめる to dye   そまる to be dyed   
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氿
nine lots of water
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ク   キュウ   ここの nine   
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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ショ   はつ    うい-    はじ beginning   -ぞ first doing of   
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
トウ   かたな sword   
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