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心がける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
心掛ける
BOOST
Reading : こころがける   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 86,200 which gives a rank of 8,843
心掛ける is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 115,000 (about 1,220,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5324 (see iKnow! collections)
• 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 40 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:
ある
くに
はじ
めて
おとず
れる
わたし
いつも
まって
そこ
ひと
たち
しょくじ
食事
とも
するように
こころ
がけています

When I first visit a country, I always try to share a meal with the people there.
ぎょうかん
行間
ように
こころ
がけてみよ

Let's try to read between the lines.
わたし
やくそく
約束
じかん
時間
ように
こころ
がけています

I make a point of being in time for appointments.
心がける
BOOST
Reading : こころがける   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 168,000 (about 445,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 2701
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心懸ける
BOOST
Reading : こころがける   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 181,000 (about 392,000 results)
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シン   こころ heart   
hanging   かかる to be hanging, to cost, to take   かける to hang up, to spend, to multiply   -がかり person in charge   
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hand
divining rod
ケイ    jewel; corner   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ケ   ケン   かける to hang   かかる to be hanging   
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ケン    prefecture   
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ケイ    system; lineage   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シ   いと thread   
ケン    prefecture   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
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