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使う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
使う
BOOST
Reading : つかう   
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
3. to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
4. to use (language); to speak  (see also: 言葉遣い)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 196,251 which gives a rank of 89
使う 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 almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 3,000 (about 281,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 12 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 214
• 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 2 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:
つか
使
いたければ
わたし
くるま
つか
使
ってくれて
いい
You can use my car, if you want to.
きょう
今日
わたし
くるま
つか
使
って
いい
You can use my car today.
わたし
あに
この
じてんしゃ
自転車
つか
使

My brother uses this bike.
つかう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 56,000 (about 7,420,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16177
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• 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 2 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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遣う
BOOST
Reading : つかう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 108,000 (about 1,480,000 results)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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使
シ   つか to use   
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リ    official   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ    history   
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crossed swords
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ケン   つか to use, to employ   つかわす to dispatch   
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two mouths
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move
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