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寄り添う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
寄り添う
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Reading : よりそう   
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 44,103 which gives a rank of 38,022
寄り添う is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 49,000 (about 9,760,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 44 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:
さいきん
最近
けんきゅう
研究
では
にんげん
人間
いぬ
ひつよう
必要
としたのではなく
いぬ
ほう
から
にんげん
人間
もと
めて
ってきた
かんが
えられている

Recent research suggests that it was not humans who needed dogs, but rather dogs who sought out humans.
こう
かんが
える
とうじ
当時
しぜんかい
自然界
なか
つよ
そんざい
存在
となりつつあった
にんげん
人間
こと
いぬ
にとって
とく
こと
おお
かった

When taking this into consideration, at the time, staying close to humans, who were starting to dominate the natural world, had many advantages for dogs.
かのじょ
彼女
おっと
そばぴったり
っていた

She stood close to her husband.
よりそう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 94,000 (about 2,220,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 44 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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寄添う
BOOST
Reading : よりそう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 222,000 (about 115,000 results)
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キ   よ to draw near   よせる to bring near   
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キ    strange, curious   
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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   
カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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roof   
テン   そ to accompany   そえる to add (to), to append   
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calamity of the heart
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calamity   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
heart
スイ   みず water   
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