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しどう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
始動
BOOST
Reading : しどう   
starting (in machines); activation
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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始動 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 36,300,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 9607
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 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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Example sentences:
さむ
あさ
くるま
しどう
始動
させる
こと
むずか
しい

It's difficult to get the car going on cold mornings.
エンジン
しどう
始動
させた

I got the engine going.
きかい
機械
しどう
始動
させた

I got the machine running.
しどう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 67,000 (about 5,090,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 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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シ   はじめる to begin, to start (something)   はじまる to begin, to commence   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ドウ   うご to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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