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3 words matching 'なう' found
なう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
なう
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1. now; "in"; trendy  (originally from English 'now')
noun (suffix)
2. in the middle of doing...; currently...  (esp. in status updates in social media; slang)
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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 55,386 which gives a rank of 20,111
なう is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 19,000 (about 34,100,000 results)
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See also: ナウ  
Example sentences:
どろぼう
泥棒
なわ
なう
It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.
そのため
にほん
日本
ぞうせん
造船
こうかい
航海
ぎじゅつ
技術
はったつ
発達
られる
まで
もじどお
文字通
ことう
孤島
なって
きんりん
近隣
ちいき
地域
かくぜつ
隔絶
される
ことなる
Therefore, until it developed the arts of shipbuilding and ocean navigation, Japan was an island country literally isolated from its neighbors.
かれ
ロケット
けんきゅうか
研究家
なって
うちゅう
宇宙
たんけん
探検
したい
おも
っている

He wants to be a rocketeer and explore the universe.
ナウ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 48,000 (about 9,990,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12039
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なう is an exact match with the following word:
なう
BOOST
to do ...  (see also: 荷う, 伴う; after a noun, etc.)
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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 52,787 which gives a rank of 22,275
• Google Japan frequency rank: 19,000 (about 33,900,000 results)
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Example sentences:
しき
よぶん
余分
へんすう
変数
くわ
えた
ことよりこの
じっけんけっか
実験結果
ふめいりょう
不明瞭
なっている
The extra variables in the formula obscure the result of this experiment.
うで
きず
あと
なって
のこ
った

The arm wound became a permanent scar.
その
たいけん
体験
かれ
にとって
こころ
きずあと
傷痕
なった
That experience ended up scarring his mind.
なう is the reading of the following word:
綯う
BOOST
Reading : なう   
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
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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 11,265 which gives a rank of 172,903
• Google Japan frequency rank: 242,000 (about 31,000 results)
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