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おとなしい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
おとなしい
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obedient; docile; quiet  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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おとなしい is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 65,000 (about 5,420,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 18801
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
うし
おお
きくて
おとなしく
えました

The cows looked big and docile.
しんさつ
診察
する
あいだ
いぬ
おとなしくさせておいて
くだ
さい

Keep the dog still while I examine him.
かれ
せいかく
性格
おとなしい
He has a mild nature.
大人しい
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Reading : おとなしい   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 71,000 (about 4,440,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 529 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 19502
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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温和しい
BOOST
Reading : おとなしい   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 213,000 (about 165,000 results)
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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   
オン   あたた warm, genial   あたたかい warm   あたたまる to get warm   あたためる to heat   
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スイ   みず water   
さら dish   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ワ   オ    peace, harmony   なご to be calmed down   なごやか calm, gentle   やわらぐ to be softened   やわらげる to soften; to alleviate   
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grain
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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