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4 words matching 'ふる' found
ふる is a reading of every form of the following word:
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Reading : ふる   
noun
1. used item; secondhand item  (see also: 御古)
noun (prefix)
2. old; used; previous
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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 66,354 which gives a rank of 13,371
古 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 487,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1770
Example sentences:
かべ
すみ
ふる
れんが
煉瓦
はいざい
廃材
にあわせ
こしらえたような
こや
小屋
っていた

In the corner of the wall was a small shack that looked it was made from old bricks and waste materials.
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Reading : ふる   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 420,000,000 results)
BOOST
Reading : ふる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 203,000,000 results)
ふる is a reading of every form of the following word:
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Reading : ふる   
noun
handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet  (obscure term)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 21,799 which gives a rank of 137,644
柯 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 9,000 (about 87,700,000 results)
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Reading : ふる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 216,000 (about 150,000 results)
ふる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ふる
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to precipitate; to fall (e.g. rain)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 144,248 which gives a rank of 1,627
ふる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 25,000 (about 24,600,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2582
• 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 27 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:
まだ
あめ
ふっています
Is it still raining?
ゆき
ふっています
Snow is falling.
きのう
昨日
からずっと
あめ
ふっている
It has been raining since yesterday.
降る
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Reading : ふる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 33,000 (about 17,700,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 550 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1112
• 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 27 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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ふる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
振る
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Reading : ふる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wave; to shake; to swing
2. to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
3. to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
4. to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump
5. to abandon; to give up; to ruin
6. to add kana indicating a reading of a word  (see also: 振り仮名)
7. to slightly change headings; to change directions
8. to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
9. to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
10. to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
11. to replace; to substitute
12. to set up a joke for somebody else
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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 103,286 which gives a rank of 4,574
振る 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 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 35,000 (about 16,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 937 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 974
• 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 42 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:
おとこ
ながら
なに
さけ
んだ

A man shouted something, waving his hand.
せんせい
先生
ながら
わたし
びかけた

The teacher, waving his hand, called to me.
かのじょ
彼女
なみだ
いっぱい
かべて
さよなら
っていた

She was waving good-bye, with her eyes full of tears.
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ふる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 25,000 (about 24,500,000 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 42 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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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   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キュウ    former, old   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
コ   strike   ゆえ reason; deceased   
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ぼく strike   
コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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wheel around
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go
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hill   
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シン   ふ    ふれる to wield, swing, wave   ふるう to wield, swing; prosper   
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シン   たつ dragon; 7-9 am   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
cliff
hand
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