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志願 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
志願
BOOST
Reading : しがん   
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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志願 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 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 69,100,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7159
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 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
その
しごと
仕事
しがん
志願
する
よう
ぼく
すす
めた

He recommended me to apply for the job.
わたし
あえて
ぬる
つもり
こっきょう
国境
ちか
ぜんせん
前線
しがん
志願
てんしゅつ
転出
しました

With something of a death wish I requested a transfer to the front near the border.
かれ
その
しごと
仕事
しがん
志願
さいよう
採用
された

He applied for the job and got it.
しがん
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 34,000 (about 17,100,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 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   こころざ to plan, to intend   こころざし good intention   
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シ   samurai
シン   こころ heart   
ガン   ねが to request, to petition   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ゲン   はら meadow   
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cliff
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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