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4 words matching 'まし' found
まし is an exact match with one form of the following word:
まし
BOOST
auxiliary
1. please  (see also: ます; used to make a polite request or demand; polite (teineigo) language)
2. used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc.
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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 56,694 which gives a rank of 19,267
まし is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 500 (about 1,910,000,000 results)
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See also: ませ  
Example sentences:
わたし
おいましようした
められてしまった

I attempted to leave but was stopped.
わたし
たち
もうおいましなければならない
We ought to leave now.
ざんねん
残念
ですもうおいましなければなりません
I'm afraid I must say goodbye.
ませ
BOOST
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 500 (about 1,700,000,000 results)
まし is an exact match with one form of the following word:
まし
BOOST
1. better; less objectionable; preferable  (esp. マシ; often written with kana only)
noun (suffix)
2. more; increase; extra
noun
3. increase; growth  (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 113,232 which gives a rank of 3,456
まし 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: 400 (about 2,140,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4597 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 4579
• 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 14 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:
めんぼく
面目
うしな
より
んだ
ほうまし
We might as well die as disgrace ourselves.
りょうしん
両親
たよ
れる
だけまし
At least you can rely on your parents.
てんき
天気
きょう
今日
ほう
すこ
まし
The weather is a shade better today.
増し
BOOST
Reading : まし   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 15,000 (about 45,600,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• 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 14 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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マシ
BOOST
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 31,200,000 results)
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まし is a reading of every form of the following word:
BOOST
Readings : ましら    まし   
猿 can be read in 2 ways: まし (90%), ましら (10%).
noun
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
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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 43,028 which gives a rank of 36,762
猿 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 13,000 (about 51,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4800
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BOOST
Readings : ましら    まし   
猨 can be read in 2 ways: ましら (60%), まし (40%).
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 208,000 (about 201,000 results)
まし is the reading of the following word:
BOOST
Readings : なむち    なれ    まし   
汝 can be read in 3 ways: まし (50%), なれ (40%), なむち (10%).
you  (archaic)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 18,481 which gives a rank of 157,827
• Google Japan frequency rank: 22,000 (about 29,700,000 results)
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ゾウ   ま to increase/grow   ふえる to increase/multiply   ふやす to increase/augment   
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ソウ   ゾ   formerly
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eight
デン   た rice field   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
エン   さる monkey   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
long kimono
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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なんじ thou, you (archaic)   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
スイ   みず water   
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