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3 words matching 'めす' found
めす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
めす
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female (animal)  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 134,863 which gives a rank of 2,357
めす is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 38,200,000 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 15 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:
かれ
はんじ
判事
ようにとても
げん
めしい
He is as grave as a judge.
あいて
相手
にん
はた
めされる
It's four against you. You'll be beaten up.
わたし
めす
ねこ
っている

I keep a female cat.
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Reading : めす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 31,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1685 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 2961
• 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 15 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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メス
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 37,700,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5689
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BOOST
Reading : めす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 30,000 (about 19,800,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12821
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めす is a reading of every form of the following word:
見す
BOOST
Reading : めす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch  (see also: 見る; honorific; archaic)
2. to rule; to govern
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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 59,256 which gives a rank of 17,033
見す is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 13,000 (about 50,700,000 results)
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Example sentences:
そこ
かのじょ
彼女
うで
せどころ
だった
That was her chance to show what she could do.
看す
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Reading : めす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 153,000 (about 534,000 results)
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めす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
めす
BOOST
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to call; to invite; to send for; to summon  (honorific)
2. to eat; to drink
3. to put on; to wear
4. to ride
5. to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one's fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku)
6. to do  (see also: 召される)
7. honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb  (archaic)
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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 83,720 which gives a rank of 8,976
めす is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 103,000 (about 1,650,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 47 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:
こちら
しました
かしら
I hope you're enjoying your stay here.
して
よかったです
Glad you like it.
かんづめ
缶詰
しょくりょう
食料
かのじょ
彼女
さない

Canned food doesn't interest her.
召す
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Reading : めす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 129,000 (about 837,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 18083
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 47 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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シ   め-    めす female   
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シ   これ    この this   ここ here   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
さじ spoon   
little bird
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め-    めす female   
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ギュウ   うし cow   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
カン    watch over   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
ショウ   め to summon   
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トウ   かたな sword   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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