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なす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
なす
BOOST
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to build up; to establish  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
2. to form; to become (a state)  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
3. to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in  (often written with kana only)
4. to change into  (often written with kana only)
5. to do; to perform  (esp. 為す; often written with kana only)
auxiliary verb
6. to intend to; to attempt; to try  (archaic)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 120,918 which gives a rank of 2,744
なす is the most useful form. 2 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 used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 26,000 (about 24,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1477
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 28 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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Example sentences:
あか
あお
うつく
しい
たいしょう
対照
なす
Red contrasts well with blue.
なした
やくそく
約束
はら
ってない
である
A promise made is a debt unpaid.
かのじょ
彼女
いいわけ
まった
いみ
意味
なさない
Her excuse resulted in nothing.
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成す
BOOST
Reading : なす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 93,000 (about 2,290,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6545
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 28 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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為す
BOOST
Reading : なす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 114,000 (about 1,270,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16899
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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tasseled spear
wrap
イ    do   
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fire
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