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咽ぶ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
咽ぶ
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Reading : むせぶ   
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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咽ぶ is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 227,000 (about 89,500 results)
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Example sentences:
なみだ
むせ
んで
なに
えなかった

Choking on tears, she couldn't speak.
噎ぶ
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Reading : むせぶ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 234,000 (about 57,800 results)
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イン    to choke   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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イン   cause   よ to depend on   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
box, enclosure   
せる to choke, be choked by   
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covered beans of the samurai
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cover; covered   
トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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grass   
シ   samurai
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