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ひもとく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ひもとく
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read (a book); to open (a book) to read
2. to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
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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 53,580 which gives a rank of 30,387
ひもとく is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 40,000 (about 12,600,000 results)
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Example sentences:
はいく
俳句
おうこく
王国
?みかん
おうこく
王国
?
えひめけん
愛媛県
の
しぜん
自然
と
れきし
歴史
から
さんぎょう
産業
と
ぶんか
文化
をひもとく
(Is it) a haiku kingdom? A mandarin orange kingdom? Studying the industries and culture of Ehime Prefecture from its natural environment and history
「
えど
江戸
っ
こ
子
はなぜ
よいご
宵越
しの
ぜに
銭
を
も
持
たない
のか?
らくご
落語
でひもとくニッポンのしきたり」 title of book, album etc.
Why Doesn't the Edokko Keep His Money Overnight? Unraveling a Japanese Custom Through Traditional Comic Storytelling
こくみんてき
国民的
エンタテイメントの
げんてん
原点
を
ひもと
紐解
く
fragment, headline etc.
(This book) discovers the origin of (those pieces of) national entertainment
紐解く
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Reading : ひもとく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 103,000 (about 1,700,000 results)
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繙く
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Reading : ひもとく   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 231,000 (about 70,000 results)
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紐
ひも string   
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丑
うし sign of the cow   
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五
ゴ   いつ-    いつつ five   
丨
stick   
糸
シ   いと thread   
解
カイ   ゲ   とく to untie, solve, resolve   とける to come undone, disappear   とかす to melt, dissolve   
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角
カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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⺈
corner
用
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
刀
トウ   かたな sword   
牛
ギュウ   うし cow   
繙
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