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しまう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
しまう
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close  (often written with kana only)
2. to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up  (often written with kana only)
3. to put away; to put back; to keep; to store  (often written with kana only)
auxiliary verb, 'u' godan verb
4. to finish ...; to do ... completely  (after the -te form of a verb, indicates completion (and sometimes reluctance, regret, etc.); often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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しまう is the most useful form. 4 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 446,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 221
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
もどってきたら
もん
もうしまっていた
The gate had already been closed when he returned.
はくぶつかん
博物館
げつようび
月曜日
しまっている
おも
います

I understand the museum is closed on Mondays.
さら
とだな
戸棚
しまってくれます
Will you put the dishes away in the cupboard?
仕舞う
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Reading : しまう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 136,000 (about 701,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 536 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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終う
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Reading : しまう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 156,000 (about 513,000 results)
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蔵う
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Reading : しまう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 43,000 (about 12,000,000 results)
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了う
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Reading : しまう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 171,000 (about 438,000 results)
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シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シ   samurai
ブ   ま to dance   まい dance   
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ム   ブ   な not   
oppose; opposite   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
wheel around
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シュウ   end   おわる to come to an end   おえる to bring to an end   
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シ   いと thread   
トウ   ふゆ winter   
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ice
go
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ゾウ   くら storehouse   
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シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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モ    overgrown   しげ to grow thickly   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
grass   
リョウ    complete   
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シ   ス   こ child   
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