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動揺 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
動揺
BOOST
Reading : どうよう   
1. shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation
2. disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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動揺 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 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 48,000 (about 10,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12107
• 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 11 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:
かれ
その
はなし
いて
ひどく
どうよう
動揺
した

The story shook him badly.
かれ
その
らせ
みずか
どうよう
動揺
する
おぼ
えた

He felt himself shaken at the news.
かれ
その
らせ
みずか
どうよう
動揺
する
おぼ
えた

He felt himself shaken at the news.
どうよう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 58,000 (about 6,960,000 results)
• 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 11 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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ドウ   うご to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
ヨウ   ゆ    ゆする    ゆさぶる    ゆすぶる to shake (something)   ゆれる    ゆるぐ to tremble, to shake   ゆらぐ to be (emotionally) shaken   
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hand
つめ claw; fingernail   
カン    can   
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