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巣食う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
巣くう
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Reading : すくう   
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to build (a nest); to nest
2. to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
Note: 巣食う is an incorrect form. The correct form is 巣くう.
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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 42,008 which gives a rank of 43,901
巣くう is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 208,000 (about 203,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 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:
しっとしん
嫉妬心
くらい
にんげん
人間
こころ
つよ
くう
かんじょう
感情
ない
No feeling is as strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.
なぜ
ほしゅ
保守
かんじょうてき
感情的
せんたく
選択
してしまう
にんげん
人間
こころ
しん
くう
むし
title of book, album etc.
Why Do People Become Conservative and Make Emotional Choices? The Worm at the Core of People’s Minds
しっとしん
嫉妬心
くらい
つよ
にんげん
人間
しんじょう
心情
すく
巣食
じょうねつ
情熱
ない
There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.
巣食う
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Reading : すくう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 148,000 (about 570,000 results)
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すくう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 113,000 (about 1,250,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 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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ソウ   す a nest   
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カ    result   はたす to carry out   は end, extremity   はてる to come to an end   
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デン   た rice field   
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   
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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