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見張る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
見張る
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Reading : みはる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out  (this meaning is restricted to form 見張る, 見はる, みはる)
2. to open one's eyes wide  (see also: 目を見張る)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 77,872 which gives a rank of 9,495
見張る is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 93,000 (about 2,290,000 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 46 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:
かのじょ
彼女
おっと
みは
見張
ため
しりつ
私立
たんてい
探偵
やと
った

She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.
かれ
えんそう
演奏
みは
見張
ものであった
His performance was amazing.
かれ
ステージどれ
みは
見張
ものばかりだった
He's really something to see every time he gets up on stage.
見はる
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Reading : みはる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 200 (about 3,350,000,000 results)
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みはる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 60,000 (about 6,410,000 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 46 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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瞠る
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Reading : みはる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 223,000 (about 111,000 results)
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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
チョウ   は to stretch   
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チョウ   なが long   
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
ドウ   トウ   みは stare intently   
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