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かばう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
かばう
BOOST
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to protect someone; to take under one's wing; to plead for; to stick up for; to cover up for someone  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 60,957 which gives a rank of 16,268
かばう is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 93,000 (about 2,280,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
せけん
世間
ひなん
非難
から
ぼく
かばってくれません
Will you screen me from public censure?
かのじょ
彼女
じぶん
自分
たちば
立場
ぎせい
犠牲
してまで
かれ
かばったため
しょく
うしな
はめ
羽目
なった
She went out on a limb defending him, and now she has lost her job.
庇う
BOOST
Reading : かばう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 122,000 (about 1,010,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15064
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ヒ   かば to protect someone   
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さじ spoon   
广
stony cliff
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