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6 words matching 'つる' found
つる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
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Reading : つる   
noun
1. bowstring
2. string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)
3. bail (arched pot handle)  (esp. 鉉)
4. diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu  (see also: ; also written as 梁)
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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 94,318 which gives a rank of 6,997
弦 is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 9,000 (about 86,600,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4657
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 18 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
つる
しんどう
振動
する

Strings vibrate when plucked.
つる
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 22,000 (about 28,500,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 18 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
BOOST
Reading : つる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 75,000 (about 3,970,000 results)
BOOST
Reading : つる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 92,000 (about 2,330,000 results)
つる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
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Readings : つる    たず   
鶴 can be read in 2 ways: つる (60%), たず (40%).
noun
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
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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 100,687 which gives a rank of 4,920
鶴 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 used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 11,000 (about 63,100,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5824 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2977
• 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)
Example sentences:
さだこ
禎子
しんゆう
親友
チズコ
じぶん
自分
ために
ってくれた
きんいろ
金色
つる
やった
Sadako looked at the golden paper crane that her best friend Chizuko had made for her.
その
つる
かたあし
片足
っていた

The crane was standing on one leg.
その
むら
には
つる
たいへん
大変
たくさんいました
There was a village, and in the village lived many cranes.
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つる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 22,000 (about 28,600,000 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)
ツル
BOOST
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 56,000 (about 7,430,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16823
田鶴
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Reading : たず   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 194,000 (about 310,000 results)
つる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
つる
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to cramp; to be cramped; to contract  (often written with kana only)
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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 74,756 which gives a rank of 14,999
つる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 15,000 (about 43,800,000 results)
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Example sentences:
せん
メートル
およ
いだ
ところ
あし
こう
つりはじめた
After I'd swum 1000 meters my foot began to cramp.
攣る
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Reading : つる   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 204,000 (about 230,000 results)
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痙る
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Reading : つる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 207,000 (about 207,000 results)
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つる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
釣る
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Reading : つる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fish; to angle; to catch
2. to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure  (see also: 釣られる)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 110,868 which gives a rank of 4,498
釣る 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: 64,000 (about 5,680,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1538 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 19399
• 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)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
まえ
った
さかな
しゃしん
写真

I saw the picture you took of that fish.
わたし
きのう
昨日
おお
きな
さかな
った

I caught a big fish yesterday.
かれ
ついに
かのじょ
彼女
ざいさん
財産
られて
けっこん
結婚
した

Her wealth finally allured him into matrimony.
つる
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 29,800,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6587
• 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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つる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
つる
BOOST
1. to hang; to suspend (something from something); to be hanged (by the neck)
2. to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth  (sumo term)
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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 92,946 which gives a rank of 6,776
つる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 29,800,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1498
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ともだち
友達
したら
じぶん
自分
つられて
っこなった
When my friend started crying, I ended up crying too.
かれ
ユーモアつられて
はくしゅ
拍手
かっさい
喝采
こった

His infectious humor stimulated applause.
ふろ
風呂
じぶん
自分
へや
部屋
しんだい
寝台
うえ
あた
らしい
しろ
かや
蚊帳
って
あった
After bathing, she went to her room and found a new white mosquito net hung over her bed.
吊る
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Reading : つる   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 85,000 (about 2,860,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8869
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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つる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
つる
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noun
1. vine; bine; tendril; runner  (often written with kana only)
2. bow; temple arm; sidepiece; lug arm; earpiece; part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear
3. connections; contacts; influence; financial supporter
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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 18,532 which gives a rank of 157,639
つる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 31,900,000 results)
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BOOST
Reading : つる   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 30,200,000 results)
ゲン   つる bowstring, cord   
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ゲン    mystery, dark   
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short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
lid
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
ゲン    bowstring   
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handle   
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キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
つる crane   
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crane; flying bird
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little bird
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cover; covered   
チョウ   とり bird   
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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    
reach
fire
デン   た rice field   
レン    crooked   
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confusion   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
ケイ    cramp   
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ill; illness
one wavy river working
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wavy river   
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
チョウ   つ to fish   
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シャク   ladle
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wrap
dot   
チョウ   つ to hang   つる to hang up   
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キン   turban; cloth
マン   つる vine   
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マン    wide   
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net
また again   
grass   
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