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ききとる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
聞取る
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Reading : ききとる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to catch (a person's words); to make out; to follow; to understand
2. to find out by asking
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 32,914 which gives a rank of 65,939
聞取る is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 132,000 (about 760,000 results)
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Example sentences:
つる
とう
さん
いっ
ぷく
たばこ
いながら
あし
わる
つる
ふえ
おと
ききとれていました
Puffing on his pipe, the father crane listened carefully to the flute played by the injured crane.
きみ
はなし
ほとんど
れない

I can hardly hear you.
かのじょ
彼女
こえ
そうおん
騒音
なか
ほとんど
れなかった

Her voice could hardly be heard above the noise.
ききとる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 144,000 (about 606,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 36 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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聞きとる
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Reading : ききとる   
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• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 40,000 (about 13,400,000 results)
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聴き取る
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Reading : ききとる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 142,000 (about 623,000 results)
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聞き取る
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Reading : ききとる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 135,000 (about 715,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 36 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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聴取る
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Reading : ききとる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 143,000 (about 610,000 results)
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ブン   モン   き to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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ジ   みみ ear   
モン   かど gate   
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シュ   と to take   
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また again   
チョウ   き to listen   
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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   
net
シン   こころ heart   
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