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つまずく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
つまずく
BOOST
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stumble; to trip  (often written with kana only)
2. to fail  (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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つまずく 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: 76,000 (about 3,850,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4460 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
わたし
いし
つまずいて
あしくび
足首
ひねってしまった
I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.
その
こども
子供
つまずいて
ころ
んで
ひざ
いた

The kid stumbled and fell to his knees.
じっけん
実験
さいしょ
最初
かいだん
階段
つまずいた
The experiment failed in the initial stages.
躓く
BOOST
Readings : つまずく    つまづく   
躓く can be read in 2 ways: つまずく (70%), つまづく (30%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 186,000 (about 367,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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つまず to stumble   
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シツ   シチ   チ    quality; substance   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
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