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つく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
つく
BOOST
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to prick; to stab
2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
3. to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
4. to attack
5. to brave (the rain, etc.)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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つく 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: 4,000 (about 205,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1005
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
えき
ついたら
れっしゃ
列車
もうすでに
ていた

The train had already started when I got to the station.
かれ
あした
明日
きょうと
京都
つきます
He will arrive in Kyoto tomorrow.
しごと
仕事
わり
まだ
けんとう
見当
つかない
The end of the task is not yet in mind.
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突く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 79,000 (about 3,510,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5110 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 2747
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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衝く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 206,000 (about 217,000 results)
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捺く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 193,000 (about 318,000 results)
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撞く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 223,000 (about 109,000 results)
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トツ   つ to poke   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ショウ    collide   
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コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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step
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
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   
ナツ   お to stamp (passport etc.)   
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ナ    Nara   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
hand
シュ   つ to thrust, pierce, stab, prick   
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ドウ   わらべ a child   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
リ   さと village   
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