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とりとめない is an exact match with one form of the following word:
とりとめない
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expression, 'i' adjective
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 55,557 which gives a rank of 22,456
とりとめない is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 107,000 (about 1,380,000 results)
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Example sentences:
そら
ぼんやりとりとめなく
くも
っていた

The sky was lightly covered with rambling clouds.
取り留めのない
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Reading : とりとめのない   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 172,000 (about 430,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 40 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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とりとめのない
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 182,000 (about 388,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 40 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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取り止めのない
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Reading : とりとめのない   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 152,000 (about 541,000 results)
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取り留めの無い
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Reading : とりとめのない   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 203,000 (about 239,000 results)
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取り止めの無い
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Reading : とりとめのない   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 209,000 (about 193,000 results)
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
ル   リュウ   とめる to detain   とまる to stop   
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hare   う sign of the hare   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
high-priced, lofty   
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side open box
seal
デン   た rice field   
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ム   ブ   な not   
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