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かく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
かく
BOOST
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scratch  (often written with kana only)
2. to perspire  (see also: 汗をかく)
3. to shovel; to paddle
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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かく 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 37,200,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2220 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1850
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
この
ようし
用紙
ひつよう
必要
じこう
事項
かいてもらえないです
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じゅうぶん
十分
あせ
かけば
かぜ
風邪
なお

A good sweat will cure a cold.
はげ
しい
うんどう
運動
する
あせ
かきます
Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.
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掻く
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Reading : かく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000 (about 956,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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搔く
BOOST
Reading : かく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 194,000 (about 307,000 results)
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to scratch   
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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
to scratch   
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のみ flea   
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claw
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サ   シャ    fork (in the road); crotch   
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