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うずくまる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
うずくまる
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to crouch; to squat; to cower  (see also: 蹲う:つくばう; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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うずくまる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 125,000 (about 924,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
うずくまって
つづ
けた

He crouched and went on crying.
かれ
わたし
えない
ように
せき
うずくまった
He scrunched down in his seat so that I wouldn't see him.
蹲る
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Readings : うずくまる    つくばる   
蹲る can be read in 2 ways: うずくまる (60%), つくばる (40%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 227,000 (about 91,700 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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踞る
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Reading : うずくまる   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 229,000 (about 82,000 results)
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しゃがむ to squat, to crouch   
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