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4 words matching 'なす' found
なす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ナス
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Readings : なす    なすび      
ナス can be read in 3 ways: ビ (40%), なす (40%), なすび (20%).
noun
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 59,433 which gives a rank of 17,168
ナス is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 37,000 (about 15,100,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 614 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10859
Example sentences:
うり
つる
なす
茄子
ならぬ
You don't get eggplants from a gourd vine.
にほん
日本
なつ
おいしいやさいきゅうりトマトなすみょうがしそなどです
Delicious Japanese summer vegetables include cucumber, tomato, eggplant, Japanese ginger and shiso.
茄子
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Readings : なす    なすび      
茄子 can be read in 3 ways: ビ, なすび, なす.
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 37,400,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
なす
BOOST
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 26,000 (about 24,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Readings : なす      
茄 can be read in 2 ways: ビ, なす.
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 39,000 (about 14,100,000 results)
ナスビ
BOOST
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 183,000 (about 384,000 results)
なす is the reading of the following word:
生す
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Reading : なす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to have a child
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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 57,911 which gives a rank of 17,980
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 39,100,000 results)
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なす is a reading of every form of the following word:
作す
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Readings : なす    さくす   
作す can be read in 2 ways: なす (60%), さくす (40%).
to make  (see also: 作る)
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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 43,784 which gives a rank of 35,385
作す is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 19,000 (about 33,900,000 results)
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做す
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Reading : なす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 161,000 (about 485,000 results)
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なす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
なす
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to build up; to establish  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
2. to form; to become (a state)  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
3. to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in  (often written with kana only)
4. to change into  (often written with kana only)
5. to do; to perform  (esp. 為す; often written with kana only)
auxiliary verb
6. to intend to; to attempt; to try  (archaic)
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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 120,918 which gives a rank of 2,744
なす is the most useful form. 2 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 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 26,000 (about 24,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1477
• 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 28 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:
あか
あお
うつく
しい
たいしょう
対照
なす
Red contrasts well with blue.
なした
やくそく
約束
はら
ってない
である
A promise made is a debt unpaid.
かのじょ
彼女
いいわけ
まった
いみ
意味
なさない
Her excuse resulted in nothing.
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成す
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Reading : なす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 93,000 (about 2,290,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6545
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 28 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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為す
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Reading : なす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 114,000 (about 1,270,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16899
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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カ   eggplant
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カ   くわえる to add to   くわわる to join, to be added to   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
シ   ス   こ child   
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
サク   サ   つく to make   
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ながらも although   -なが while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
なす to do, to perform   成す (cf)   
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コ   strike   ゆえ reason; deceased   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ぼく strike   
セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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tasseled spear
wrap
イ    do   
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fire
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