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かいつまむ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
かいつまむ
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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かいつまむ is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 245,000 (about 23,800 results)
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Example sentences:
かいつまんで
はな
せば
すべて
うま
った

To make a long story short, everything went fine.
かいつまんで
はな
せば
かれ
はつこい
初恋
ひと
けっこん
結婚
した

To make a long story short, he married his first love.
掻い摘まむ
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Reading : かいつまむ   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 246,000 (about 20,700 results)
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掻い摘む
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Reading : かいつまむ   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 237,000 (about 46,900 results)
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かい摘む
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Reading : かいつまむ   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 202,000 (about 246,000 results)
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チュウ   むし insect   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
また again   
hand
テキ   つ to pluck, pick, nip   
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old trader
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ショウ   trader   あきな to trade, deal in   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
bright   
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wide
legs
コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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