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10 words matching 'ほうい' found
ほうい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
方位
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Reading : ほうい   
noun
direction
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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 84,367 which gives a rank of 7,815
方位 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 106,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12158
• 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 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
しかし
ほうい
方位
じしゃく
磁石
あたま
なくからだ
なか
あった
But the compass isn't in the head of the bee, it's in the body.
チャールズウォルコットハト
ほうい
方位
じしゃく
磁石
さが
した

Charles Walcot investigated the magnetic compass bearing sense in pigeons.
しかしこの
ほうい
方位
じしゃく
磁石
どこあります
But where is this compass?
ほうい
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 213,000 (about 155,000 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 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
ほうい is an exact match with the following word:
ほうい
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interjection (kandoushi)
word used when calling out to somebody far away
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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 22,311 which gives a rank of 132,781
• Google Japan frequency rank: 29,000 (about 20,800,000 results)
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ほうい is the reading of the following word:
法意
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Reading : ほうい   
noun
purpose of a law
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 34,481 which gives a rank of 54,250
• Google Japan frequency rank: 36,000 (about 15,500,000 results)
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ほうい is the reading of the following word:
布衣
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Readings : ほい    ほうい   
布衣 can be read in 2 ways: ほうい (almost always used), ほい (rare).
noun
1. linen kariginu  (see also: 狩衣; archaic)
2. (during the Edo period) plain kariginu
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 31,687 which gives a rank of 64,572
• Google Japan frequency rank: 43,000 (about 12,200,000 results)
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ほうい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
包囲
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Reading : ほうい   
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
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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 95,288 which gives a rank of 5,707
包囲 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 71,000 (about 4,440,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4470
• 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 11 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:
ぐんたい
軍隊
しろ
なんにちかん
何日間
ほうい
包囲
した

The army besieged the castle for many days.
いぬ
たち
しか
鹿
まわ
ほうい
包囲
していた

The dogs were closing in on the deer.
その
けいさつ
警察
その
たてもの
建物
ほうい
包囲
した

The police have surrounded the building.
ほうい
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 213,000 (about 155,000 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 11 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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ほうい is the reading of the following word:
法衣
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Readings : ほうい    ほうえ   
法衣 can be read in 2 ways: ほうい (60%), ほうえ (40%).
vestment; priest's robe
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 27,943 which gives a rank of 87,231
• Google Japan frequency rank: 108,000 (about 1,510,000 results)
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Example sentences:
ほうおう
法王
あか
ほうえ
法衣
まとって
あらわ
れた

The pope appeared in his red robe.
ほうい is the reading of the following word:
法威
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Reading : ほうい   
noun
influence of Buddhism; power of Buddhism  (Buddhist 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 25,086 which gives a rank of 110,655
• Google Japan frequency rank: 113,000 (about 1,300,000 results)
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ほうい is the reading of the following word:
胞衣
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Readings : えな    ほうい    ほうえ   
胞衣 can be read in 3 ways: ほうい (40%), ほうえ (30%), えな (30%).
noun
afterbirth; placenta
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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 24,329 which gives a rank of 116,422
• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000 (about 961,000 results)
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ほうい is the reading of the following word:
宝位
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Reading : ほうい   
noun
rank of the emperor; the imperial throne  (see also: 皇位)
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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 26,006 which gives a rank of 103,137
• Google Japan frequency rank: 136,000 (about 705,000 results)
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ほうい is the reading of the following word:
抱囲
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Reading : ほうい   
holding something with both hands
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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 23,418 which gives a rank of 122,908
• Google Japan frequency rank: 196,000 (about 291,000 results)
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
イ   くらい rank   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ホウ   ハッ   ホッ    method   
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キョ   コ   さ leave   
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ム   private
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
スイ   みず water   
イ    idea   
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オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
シン   こころ heart   
フ   ぬの cloth   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
キン   turban; cloth
イ   ころも clothes   
ホウ   つつ to wrap   
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wrap
コ   キ   おのれ self   
イ   かこ    かこ to surround, to enclose   
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セイ   ショウ   い a well   
box, enclosure   
イ    intimidating   
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いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ホウ    placenta, sac   
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ニク body part   
ホウ   たから treasure   
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ギョク   たま jewel   
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オウ    king   
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dot   
roof   
ホウ   だ    いだ to hug   かかえる to carry, to hold (an object, a burden)   
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hand
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