Components
の is an exact match with one form of the following word:
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases  (see also: )
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion  (often ん)
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis  (female term or language)
6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 232,946 which gives a rank of 2
の 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 100 (about 6,350,000,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1
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Example sentences:
あたらしい
くるま
のほうがふるい
くるま
よりいいです
New cars are better than old cars.
このかばんのほうがそのかばんより
おお
きい
です
This bag is bigger than that bag.
このリボンあなたプレゼントです
This ribbon is a present for you.
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 220,000 (about 120,000 results)
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 128,000 (about 800,000 results)
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