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寝そべる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
寝そべる
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Reading : ねそべる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sprawl; to lie sprawled
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 51,989 which gives a rank of 24,580
寝そべる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 162,000 (about 481,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 42 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:
ジョン
ながいす
長椅子
ながなが
長々
そべっていた

John stretched out on the couch.
その
おとこ
テレビ
ながら
はらば
腹這
そべっていた

The boy was lying on his stomach watching TV.
ジョン
なが
ながなが
長々
そべっていた

John stretched out on the couch.
ねそべる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 249,000 (about 13,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 42 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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シン   ねかす to lay down   ね to sleep, to lie down   
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また again   
cover; covered   
yo = to yell / say hi
left side   じょう    しょう    
roof   
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