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つける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
つける
BOOST
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn on; to switch on; to light up  (see also: 付ける:つける; often written with kana only)
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つける 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 126,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 259 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
みんな
しごと
仕事
つけ
Get to work, everybody.
どうろ
道路
おうだん
横断
する
とき
つけなければいけません
You must be careful in crossing the street.
でんき
電気
つけましょう
Shall I turn the light on?
点ける
BOOST
Reading : つける   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 80,000 (about 3,320,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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fire
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divining rod
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