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もがく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
もがく
BOOST
1. to struggle; to wriggle; to squirm; to writhe  (often written with kana only)
2. to be impatient  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 89,950 which gives a rank of 7,851
もがく is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 123,000 (about 974,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
ちあがろ
もがいた
She struggled to get up.
ちかてつ
地下鉄
から
のに
わたし
もがいた
I struggled to get out of the subway.
ライオンオリから
もがいた
The lion struggled to get out of his cage.
藻掻く
BOOST
Reading : もがく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 125,000 (about 922,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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踠く
BOOST
Reading : もがく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 246,000 (about 20,400 results)
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grass   
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goods in the tree
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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   
stick   
to scratch   
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チュウ   むし insect   
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dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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また again   
hand
struggle
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