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つかまる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
捕まる
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Reading : つかまる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be arrested  (usu. 捕まる)
2. to hold on to; to grasp  (usu. 掴まる; often written with kana only)
3. to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)  (often written with kana only)
4. to be detained by  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 142,122 which gives a rank of 1,485
捕まる 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 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 73,000 (about 4,160,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3970 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10776
• 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
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 44 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:
ジャック
ほうか
放火
つか
まった

Jack was caught for setting fire to the house.
もの
みな
つか
まった

As many men as came were caught.
パパ
つか
まれ

Hang onto Daddy!
つかまる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 120,000 (about 1,060,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2497 (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 44 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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掴まる
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Reading : つかまる   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 151,000 (about 543,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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捉まる
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Reading : つかまる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 223,000 (about 111,000 results)
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摑まる
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Reading : つかまる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 220,000 (about 126,000 results)
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ホ   と    とらえる    つかまえる to catch, to grasp   とらわれる    つかまる to be caught   
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ホ    the first time   
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
dot   
hand
つかまる to be caught   つか    つかまえる to catch   
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コク   くに country   
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ギョク   たま jewel   
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オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
box, enclosure   
ソク   とらえる to capture, seize   
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ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
つか to catch   つかまえる to catch; to arrest; to seize   
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コク   くに country   
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a certain   
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tasseled spear
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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