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かなう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
かなう
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1. to come true (wish)  (esp. 叶う; often written with kana only)
2. to be suited  (see also: 道理に適う; often written with kana only)
3. to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat)  (esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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かなう is the most useful form. 3 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 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 9,000 (about 79,100,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12676
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
ゆめ
ついにかなった
Her dream has come true at last.
この
どうぐ
道具
おお
もくてき
目的
かなう
This tool lends itself to many purposes.
ゆめ
すべてかないますよう
May all my dreams come true.
叶う
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Reading : かなう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 39,000 (about 14,100,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 11593
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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適う
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Reading : かなう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 131,000 (about 793,000 results)
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敵う
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Reading : かなう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 131,000 (about 784,000 results)
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かな to come true   かなえる to grant   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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テキ    suitable   
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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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move
テキ   かたき enemy   
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ぼく strike   
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