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差す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
差す
BOOST
Reading : さす   
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to shine  (see also: 射す)
2. to be visible
3. to be tinged with
4. to rise (of water levels); to flow in
5. to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one  (see also: 気が差す, 魔が差す)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
6. to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise
7. to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)  (see also: 指す)
8. to insert; to put in  (see also: 挿す)
9. to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm  (see also: 挿す)
10. to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm  (sumo term)
11. to pole (a boat)  (see also: 刺す)
12. to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)  (see also: 注す)
13. to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye
14. to light (a fire); to burn
15. to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten  (see also: 鎖す:さす)
16. to stop in the midst of; to leave undone  (see also: 止す:さす; after the -masu stem of a verb)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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差す 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 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 78,000 (about 3,550,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3863 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14665
• 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 41 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
いっしゅん
一瞬
して
ぬす
んでしまった

I must have stolen it when I lost control of myself momentarily.
わたし
こうじょう
工場
ほう
ゆび
した

I pointed to the factory.
ひと
はなし
みず
さないでくれ

Don't throw a wet blanket over our conversation.
さす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 44,000 (about 11,600,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3437 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 825
• 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 41 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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サ    difference, distinction   さ to put (up), to raise   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
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