Components
きしむ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
きしむ
BOOST
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to jar; to creak; to grate  (often written with kana only)
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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 30,118 which gives a rank of 80,093
きしむ is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 116,000 (about 1,110,000 results)
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Example sentences:
ゆかいた
床板
きしむ
くら
ろうか
廊下
かよ
った

He went down a dark corridor with creaky floorboards.
テーブルきしむほど
しょくもつ
食物
たくさんあった
The table was groaning with food.
かのじょ
彼女
たいじゅう
体重
その
いす
椅子
きしんだ
The old chair groaned under her weight.
軋む
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Reading : きしむ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 156,000 (about 514,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
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きし to squeak   
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second   おつ    
シャ   くるま car   
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