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9 words matching 'とく' found
とく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : とく   
1. profit; advantage; benefit; gain  (also written as 徳)
2. rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana  (Buddhist 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 91,080 which gives a rank of 6,453
得 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 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 400 (about 2,160,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2396 (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 12 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:
かぶと
そん
おつ
とく

One man's gain is another man's loss.
にんげん
人間
ちか
づいて
しょくりょう
食糧
とく
ようとした
They approached humans to obtain food.
けっきょく
結局
しつ
もの
ほう
とく
する
It pays in the long run to buy goods of high quality.
とく
BOOST
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 40,200,000 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 12 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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とく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
溶く
BOOST
Reading : とく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
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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 84,939 which gives a rank of 7,899
溶く is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 115,000 (about 1,140,000 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
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融く
BOOST
Reading : とく   
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 145,000 (about 596,000 results)
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熔く
BOOST
Reading : とく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 219,000 (about 134,000 results)
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鎔く
BOOST
Reading : とく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 238,000 (about 44,700 results)
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とく
BOOST
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 15,000 (about 43,800,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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とく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
説く
BOOST
Reading : とく   
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
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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 87,251 which gives a rank of 7,184
説く 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: 87,000 (about 2,690,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5026 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6815
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
わたし
ふせていかせた
He argued me into going.
かれ
いて
どうい
同意
させた

I argued him into consent.
かれ
そのことについて
じぶん
自分
こども
子供
どうり
道理
いた

He reasoned with his child about the matter.
とく
BOOST
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• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 15,000 (about 42,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5500
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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とく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
とく
BOOST
auxiliary verb, 'ku' godan verb
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done  (contraction of ..て or で plus 置く)
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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 73,151 which gives a rank of 10,851
とく is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 38,100,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 865
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
かみ
くしといてリボン
むす
んだ

She combed her hair and bound it with a ribbon.
あれ
あさ
ラブホから
もくげき
目撃
される
ごとく
まずかった

That was as awkward as being seen coming out of a love hotel in the morning.
しちじ
7時
しゅっぱつ
出発
できるようにしときなさい
See that you are ready to leave like that.
どく
BOOST
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 70,000 (about 4,550,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10348
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とく is the reading of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : とく   
noun
1. virtue
2. benevolence
3. profit; benefit; advantage  (see also: 得:とく)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 43,901 which gives a rank of 35,177
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 31,600,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2271
Example sentences:
とく
ならず
かなら
となり
あり
The virtuous man will not long remain lonely
とく
ゆいいつ
唯一
ほうしゅう
報酬
とく
である
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
ぎぜん
偽善
あくとく
悪徳
とく
たい
して
はら
ただより
忠順
ちか
である
Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
とく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
解く
BOOST
Reading : とく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
2. to unsew; to unstitch
3. to solve; to work out; to answer
4. to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
5. to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
6. to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
7. to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)  (see also: 梳く:すく)
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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 93,400 which gives a rank of 7,107
解く 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 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 44,000 (about 11,700,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3517 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 3070
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
この
すうがく
数学
もんだい
問題
わたし
かんたん
簡単
ことできない
I can't figure out this mathematics problem easily.
あに
その
ふくざつ
複雑
もんだい
問題
ことできなかった
My brother could not solve the complicated problem.
その
しょうねん
少年
そのクイズ
ほね
った

The boy took great pains to solve the quiz.
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とく
BOOST
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 71,000 (about 4,270,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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とく is the reading of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : とく   
noun
shelter; shield; hide
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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 16,450 which gives a rank of 164,205
• Google Japan frequency rank: 57,000 (about 7,240,000 results)
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とく is a reading of one form of the following word:
梳く
BOOST
Readings : すく    とく   
梳く can be read in 2 ways: すく (60%), とく (40%).
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)  (see also: 解く:とく)
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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 16,436 which gives a rank of 164,255
梳く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 220,000 (about 127,000 results)
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Example sentences:
ポール
かみ
きました

Paul ran his hand through his hair.
漉く
BOOST
Reading : すく   
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 235,000 (about 56,800 results)
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とく is the reading of the following word:
疾く
BOOST
Reading : とく   
1. quickly; swiftly
2. already; before
3. long time ago
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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 16,041 which gives a rank of 165,212
• Google Japan frequency rank: 233,000 (about 63,800 results)
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トク    profit   え    う to acquire   
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step
an inch at dawn
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スン   inch
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ヨウ   とける to dissolve, to melt   と    とかす to dissolve (tr), to (cause to) melt   
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スイ   みず water   
ヨウ    contents   
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roof   
コク   たに valley   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ユウ    melt, dissolve   
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チュウ   むし insect   
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dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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stick   
tripod
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wide
legs
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
ける to melt, to dissolve   
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カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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eight
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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eight elder brothers
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ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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トク   benevolence
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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net
シン   こころ heart   
カイ   ゲ   と to untie, solve, resolve   とける to come undone, disappear   とかす to melt, dissolve   
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カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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corner
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
トウ   かたな sword   
ギュウ   うし cow   
トク    hide   
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ジャク   ニャク   わか young   もしくは or   
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ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
grass   
side open box
ソ   す to comb   
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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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private lidded river
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private lidded
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ム   private
lid
セン   かわ river   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
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シツ    rapidly   
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シ   や arrow   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ill; illness
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